[Boost-users] Geometry buffer algorithm: complete or not?

Subject: [Boost-users] Geometry buffer algorithm: complete or not?
From: John Lilley (john.lilley_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-29 10:35:10

I was looking here: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_52_0/libs/geometry/doc/html/geometry/reference/algorithms/buffer/buffer.html
And saw this: "The current implemetation only enlarges a box, which is not defined by OGC. A next version of the library will contain a more complete implementation"

It looks like Boost::Geometry is incapable of buffering an arbitrary polygon.  But various forum discussions refer to the buffer() algorithm like it actually works for the general case.  Which is correct?

John Lilley