Re: [boost] [random] new threefry random engine

Subject: Re: [boost] [random] new threefry random engine
From: John Salmon (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-13 14:26:33

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Paul A. Bristow <pbristow_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Steven
> Watanabe
> > Sent: 13 June 2014 18:22
> > To: boost_at_[hidden]
> > Subject: Re: [boost] [random] new threefry random engine
> >
> > AMDG
> >
> > On 06/13/2014 09:17 AM, John Salmon wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 2:48 PM, John Salmon <john_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Can we agree that counter_based_engine, implemented roughly along
> > >> these lines is a worthwhile addition to Boost.Random?  If so, what's
> > >> the way forward?
>
> > The main thing I need is documentation as doxygen+quickbook.
> >
> > Sure.  The headers aren't a big deal, since it's trivial for me to copy
> files,
> but the
> > documentation does need to be integrated into the Boost.Random docs.
>
> I might be able to help with doxygen+Quickbook - getting the toolchain set
> up is
> tiresome.
>
> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BoostDocs/GettingStarted
>
> If you've got it set up right, then you should be able to rebuild the
> existing
> docs in the modular-boost tree.
>
> Or I could start with your plain text notes, perhaps pasted onto to a
> plain text
> dump of the existing html, and edit this in Quickbook syntax and you (and
> others) can view the result.
>
> A GIT branch sounds essential.
>
> But I can't do this for a few weeks :-(
>
> Paul
>
> ---
> Paul A. Bristow
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> Kendal UK LA8 8AB
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>
>
Ok.  I'll start a git branch and reach out for help with QuickBook when I
get that far.

Thanks,
John