Re: [boost] [compute] Review comments

Subject: Re: [boost] [compute] Review comments
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-12-29 10:23:24

Asbjørn wrote
> Comments in no particular order:
> 
> 1) As a library user and one who's not a C++ guru by any means, the error 
> messages thrown up when passing incorrect parameters can be quite
> confusing.
> 
> For example, first time I tried to use Boost.Compute I managed to not pass
> the 
> ouput iterator parameter to transform(), so that the lambda expression
> ended up 
> in that position instead. This resulted in several very confusing errors
> inside 
> result_of.hpp, with no errors anywhere near my or Boost.Compute source
> code.
> 
> It would be nice if the compilation could fail in more informative
> manners.

This is an annoying, and recurring problem in much of boost library
documentation.
The solution is well known for many years.  Here is more information:

http://rrsd.com/blincubator.com/advice_concepts/

Robert Ramey

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