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Subject: Re: [boost] [Review Request] Multiprecision Arithmetic Library
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-08 05:05:40


>This caused a weird repercussion. When we define constants with
>hundreds or thousands of digits of precision in Boost.Multiprecision,
>this is in conflict with boost::math::constants, which has only
>tens or maybe a hundred digits.

That's true of the last release, but has been fixed in SVN Trunk to include
both many more constants (thanks to yourself and Paul), and effectively
unlimited precision (by calculating on the fly when needed).

>Eventually, I will *hammer* Boost.Math with 1,000 digits. We will
>find issues.

Bring it on ;-)

Cheers, John.


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