Re: [Boost-users] [math][tools][units] generic libraries notgenericenough

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [math][tools][units] generic libraries notgenericenough
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-27 14:27:04

on Sat Aug 27 2011, John Maddock <boost.regex-AT-virgin.net> wrote:

> * Should we have a single unified concept for all number types in
> Boost.... if yes what happens when the next latest and greatest
> library comes along and requires slightly different concepts to
> function efficiently?  What I'm saying is it's pretty hard to get this
> right.

This is to say nothing of the semantic vagaries of limited-precision
floating point.  It's almost impossible to even create reliable
mathematical concepts that accomodate floats, doubles, et. al.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
BoostPro Computing
http://www.boostpro.com