Re: [Boost-users] Ann: Floating Point Utilities Review starts today

From: Johan Råde (rade_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-03 10:33:33

Robert Kindred wrote:
> "Johan Råde" <rade_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:fqb3c8$n04$1_at_ger.gmane.org...
>> Robert Kindred wrote:
> []
>>> I would like to second this motion, as there are many pitfalls in doing 
>>> this
>>> manually.  Here is a link I found on the pitfalls involved and ways to 
>>> solve
>>> them:
>>>
>>> http://www.cygnus-software.com/papers/comparingfloats/comparingfloats.htm
>>> Robert Kindred
>> Why don't you write code for this and submit to Boost?
>>
>> --Johan
> 
> Thanks, Johan, are you suggesting I add this to your library?  If so, I 
> would use your traits mechanism.
> 
> Robert Kindred 

Of course you can do that.

I'm not sure what the formal procedure is,
but we could find out.

Could you give a brief explanation of exactly what it is you want to add?
I looked at the link, and there they discussed several different problems.

--Johan