Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9582: Boost.Units: conversion to double with prefixed unit

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9582: Boost.Units: conversion to double with prefixed unit
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-03-11 00:42:44

#9582: Boost.Units: conversion to double with prefixed unit
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  Reporter:  richel@…          |      Owner:  matthiasschabel
      Type:  Feature Requests  |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  units
   Version:  Boost 1.54.0      |   Severity:  Cosmetic
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:  Units conversion prefix
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Comment (by steven_watanabe):

 The first case is an /explicit/ conversion.  The second would require an
 implicit conversion since there's no way to define an explicit conversion
 to double in C++03.  It can be done in C++11, I believe.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9582#comment:1>
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