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: 2016-09-17 12:58:10

> Can you clarify your approach going forward? When this compiles (other 
> versions of gcc, visual studio) it works as intended. It's not a huge 
> deal for me whether this is fixed for 1.62, but I definitely don't 
> want it to be expressly forbidden going forward.
>

The float->int conversion fails for me with as expected with msvc and 
current gcc versions.  Of course the error message should be a lot better.

The ideal solution would be to overload iround/itrunc for multiprecision 
integer target types, but of course that's not possible.  I guess an 
explicit cast is just about acceptable, but let me think about this.

John.