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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Geometry buffer algorithm: complete or not?
From: John Lilley (john.lilley_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-22 18:45:11

>On 20-2-2013 19:19, John Lilley wrote:
>> Do you know, where can I find which types are currently supported for the buffer() operation?
>> Does it works with collections of points?  Polylines?
>
>No resp. yes.
>
>> Would I be better off pulling this from Boost.Polygon and doing the float/integer conversion myself?
>
>You can try that. I don't know the state of the algorithm there. Well, I know Boost.Polygon supports polygons, and (afaik) not collection of points or polylines, so in that case the answer is no.
>Regards,  Barend
>p.s. please don't top-post, because as you can see the order of the mail/answer/mail is lost now...

Regarding the use of the buffer algorithm in the geometry extensions, I am trying to figure out how to do this.  Like, what headers to include to get the extensions buffer() algorithm?

Thanks
John