Re: [Boost-users] [boost][multiprecision] compile error with gcc 4.8.4

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost][multiprecision] compile error with gcc 4.8.4
From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-08-16 07:11:07

On 16/08/2016 01:59, Rob Conde wrote:
> #include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp>
> #include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_bin_float.hpp>
>
> typedef boost::multiprecision::int128_t int128_t;
> typedef boost::multiprecision::cpp_bin_float_quad float128_t;
>
> int main()
> {
>    int128_t intVal;
>    float128_t floatVal(intVal.convert_to<float128_t>());
>    return 0;
> }

That should work, as should:

float128_t f(intVal);

However, while both of these do work with msvc, they fail with GCC, so 
there is a bug (or 2) somewhere.  I'll investigate later.

John.