[boost] [units] Pull request and RFC: information unit definitions for Boost.Units

Subject: [boost] [units] Pull request and RFC: information unit definitions for Boost.Units
From: Erik Erlandson (eje_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-18 17:34:25

Link to PR:  https://github.com/boostorg/units/pull/3

Description:
Adds unit definitions for standard units of information:  bit, byte, nat, hartley, shannon.  Defines a new unit system boost::units::information for convenient manipulation.  Also includes IEC binary prefixes:  kibi, mebi, gibi, tebi, pebi, exbi

Example code:
https://github.com/erikerlandson/units/blob/info_units/example/information.cpp

Unit testing code:
https://github.com/erikerlandson/units/blob/info_units/test/test_information_units.cpp