Re: [boost] Boost on ARM using NEON

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost on ARM using NEON
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-29 04:37:48

>>>> Hi, i want to develop boost.arm or boost.neon library so that boost is
>>>> implemented on ARM.
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Boost works well on arm, so nothing should be really developed.
>>> But if you ate talking about SIMD for ARM, that you shall take a look
>>> at Boost.SIMD and maybe propose library developer your help.
>>
>> from https://github.com/MetaScale/nt2/issues/180: "It is quite unsure at
>> this stage whether NEON will be provided as an open-source module"
> 
> Even if it's not openly provided by developers of NT2, nothing prevents you
> from implementing it yourself.

yes and no ... if the nt2 devs submit boost.simd to become an official
part of boost, it is the question if they'd merge an independently
developed arm/neon support, if it conflicts with their business
interests ... the situation is a bit unfortunate ...

tim