Re: [Boost-users] random

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] random
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-19 17:40:49

AMDG

Robert Ramey wrote:
> I'm interested in using the functionaliy from the random library.
>
> I arm wrestled with the documentation and couldn't get my ap to compile.
> of the first page of the documentation.  I checked the test matrix and
> the library is showing no errors. So I just tried to compile random_demo.cpp
> mentioned in the forth line.  I got a bunch of cryptic (to me) warnings.
>
> I don't think this should happen.
>
> They are just warnings so I suppose they are irrelevant to my own
> problems but still it's annoying.
>   

It's almost always safe to suppress 4512.  I'll take care of it.

> Compiling...
> generate_test_data.c
> c:\BoostRelease\boost\random\detail\pass_through_engine.hpp(49) : warning 
> C4512: 
> 'boost::random::detail::pass_through_engine<UniformRandomNumberGenerator>' : 
> assignment operator could not be generated
> with
> [
> UniformRandomNumberGenerator=boost::random::linear_congruential<boost::int32_t,48271,0,2147483647,399268537>
> ]
> c:\BoostRelease\boost\random\variate_generator.hpp(92) : see reference to 
> class template instantiation 
> 'boost::random::detail::pass_through_engine<UniformRandomNumberGenerator>' 
> being compiled
> with
> [
> UniformRandomNumberGenerator=boost::random::linear_congruential<boost::int32_t,48271,0,2147483647,399268537>
> ]
> c:\Projects\vario\test_windspeed\generate_test_data.c(32) : see reference to 
> class template instantiation 'boost::variate_generator<Engine,Distribution>' 
> being compiled
> with
> [
> Engine=base_generator_type &,
> Distribution=distribution_type
> ] 
>   

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe