RE: [boost] Eric Ford's Unit package

2003-03-03 Thread Paul A. Bristow
(Reporting including title) Sorry. Paul > This looks most interesting, and there most definitely remains a > great need for > a units handling package. > > I presume you have looked at W W Brown's SI units proposal > > http://home.fnal.gov/~wb/SItempl8.pdf > > and wonder why you rejected it and

Re: [boost] Formal Review Requst: String Algorithm Library

2003-03-03 Thread Thomas Witt
Phil, On Monday 03 March 2003 23:28, Phil Nash wrote: > This request seems to have been left up in the air. I know that many are > busy with the release schedule, and there is an identified shortage of > review managers, but it would have been nice to have at least acknowledged > this request (un

[boost] Does this compiler need configuring?

2003-03-03 Thread Daryle Walker
I'm trying to use the more_io.zip stuff currently under review with a copy of Metrowerks CodeWarrior Developement Studio (Mac OS X Edition, v8). I haven't got anything to compile. I get errors like: //== Error : undefined identi

[boost] will lexical_cast improvements be in 1.30.0?

2003-03-03 Thread Dave Gomboc
http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg36221.php references an improved lexical_cast. Will it or a similar improvement will be included in the 1.30 release? Specifically, I'm looking for point 2: casting between C-style strings and std::strings that accepts spaces within the text instead of

Re: [boost] Re: Sockets - what's the latest?

2003-03-03 Thread shelarcy
On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:17:45 +0100, Wesley W. Terpstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED] darmstadt.de> wrote: How about BEEP ? It's not only P2P protocol, but also refactoring of some protocols. #beepcore.org http://www.beepcore.org/ #XML Watch: Bird's-eye BEEP Part 1 of an introduction to the Blocks Extensib

Re: [boost] boost::bind - simple test case does not work...

2003-03-03 Thread Douglas Gregor
On Monday 03 March 2003 05:03 pm, Marc Jacobs wrote: > bind( &X::f, &x, _1 )( 6 ); // error! You can't pass rvalues to boost::bind function objects, because of the forwarding problem in C++. If you use this it should work: int i = 6; bind( &X::f, &x, _1 )( i ); There's a good descriptio

RE: [boost] Formal Review for Boost I/O Library

2003-03-03 Thread Paul A. Bristow
I vote for acceptance of this package (from reading the documentation and glancing at the code and examples - which could be more commented?). I noted two tiny mistakes in the documentation streambuf_wrapping.html in Rationale ... is defined with the appropiate <<< mis-spelt appropriate ..acce

RE: [boost] (no subject)

2003-03-03 Thread Paul A. Bristow
This looks most interesting, and there most definitely remains a great need for a units handling package. I presume you have looked at W W Brown's SI units proposal http://home.fnal.gov/~wb/SItempl8.pdf and wonder why you rejected it and how your proposal is different. Paul PS It seems that ti

[boost] Draft dimensions and units library uploaded

2003-03-03 Thread Eric Ford
I posted a message regarding this earlier, but somehow I left the subject line blank. Since I know there was previously a great deal of interest in a dimensions and units library, I'm guessing the lack of replies is due to my omission of a subject line. The message with a description of the co

Re: [boost] Formal Review Requst: String Algorithm Library

2003-03-03 Thread Phil Nash
This request seems to have been left up in the air. I know that many are busy with the release schedule, and there is an identified shortage of review managers, but it would have been nice to have at least acknowledged this request (unless it has been done offlist). Personally I am very keen to see

[boost] boost::bind - simple test case does not work...

2003-03-03 Thread Marc Jacobs
While I've successfully used boost::bind before, I cannot seem to get this simple test case to work. #include #include using namespace boost; using namespace std; struct X { void f( int i ) { cout << i << "\n"; } }; int main( int argc, char * argv[] ) { X x; bind(

Re: [boost] 1.30.0 branch-for-release complete

2003-03-03 Thread Mark Rodgers
Is it time we introduced beta releases into the release procedure? It seems to me that it would be a good idea to tar up 1.30.0 RC and give everyone a chance to try it out and report feedback without having to use CVS. I know CVS puts me off. Questions include How much of a hassle would it be

[boost] Re: Formal Review for Boost I/O Library

2003-03-03 Thread Ed Brey
Keith Burton wrote: > > In lieu of a zip file , I would vote for inclusion on the basis of > previous use of the io state savers The subject of this review is the delta between the previous accepted I/O library and Daryle's updated version. The state savers are part of the existing and are not

Re: [boost] once_flag

2003-03-03 Thread William E. Kempf
Noel Yap said: > Just wondering, looking at boost/thread/once.hpp, I see that once_flag > is typedef'd to long, why not bool or char to take up less memory? For compatibility with the underlying system APIs. -- William E. Kempf ___ Unsubscribe & oth

RE: [boost] Re: Formal Review for Boost I/O Library

2003-03-03 Thread Paul A. Bristow
Many thanks - this took all of several seconds to download - (and could easily have been added as an attachment). CVS undoubtledly has its benefits, but this is much more convenient. Paul > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Brey > Sent

[boost] once_flag

2003-03-03 Thread Noel Yap
Just wondering, looking at boost/thread/once.hpp, I see that once_flag is typedef'd to long, why not bool or char to take up less memory? Thanks, Noel -- NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. ___

Re: [boost] RC_1_30_0 compile error with SGI MIPSpro Compilers

2003-03-03 Thread Patrick Hartling
The regression tests (version 3) are running, and it may be a while before they are done. In the meantime, the results of preprocessing the file give more details of the error: cc-1108 CC: ERROR File = /mnt/vracs001/home9/users/patrick/src/Boost/boost-1.30.0-cvs/boost/type_traits/is_base_and_d

[boost] Re: Proposal: strings as template parameters?

2003-03-03 Thread Dirk Gerrits
Robert Klarer wrote: There was some discussion among the extensions subgroup of the C++ standard committee about the question of how the language might be extended to allow string literals to be used as template arguments. That discussion was inconclusive. It seems to me that the root of the probl

RE: [boost] Formal Review for Boost I/O Library

2003-03-03 Thread Keith Burton
Another CVS challenged voice In lieu of a zip file , I would vote for inclusion on the basis of previous use of the io state savers Keith Burton ___ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost

Re: [boost] Boost.signal with gcc 3.3 or gcc 3.4

2003-03-03 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Gabriel Dos Reis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lars Gullik Bjønnes) writes: | | | g++ -g -O -W -Wall -Winline -c signal_base.ii | | ../../../../boost/boost/function/function_template.hpp: In constructor | | ` | |boost::signals::detail::signal_base_impl::signal_base_impl(con

Re: [boost] Re: Sockets - what's the latest?

2003-03-03 Thread Wesley W. Terpstra
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 06:11:59PM -0500, Jason House wrote: > Once I heard there was a generic socket library in development, I thought I'd add > a quick feature request. I would like to see the ability to have multiple > streams through the same socket. > > This boils down to providing two dis

[boost] Re: Formal Review for Boost I/O Library

2003-03-03 Thread Ed Brey
Paul A. Bristow wrote: > For those of us who find CVS difficult, a zip of the whole > modest-sized package would be more friendly. Daryle has posted a zip file containing the submission at this URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/more_io.zip __

Re: [boost] Boost.signal with gcc 3.3 or gcc 3.4

2003-03-03 Thread Douglas Gregor
On Monday 03 March 2003 11:42 am, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > I have been trying, but gcc failes with an ICE. Of course gcc should > not segfault, but I am trying to find out if it is an segfault on > valid code or if it is an segfault on illegal code. > I have not been successful on finding a sma

Re: [boost] Boost.signal with gcc 3.3 or gcc 3.4

2003-03-03 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lars Gullik Bjønnes) writes: | g++ -g -O -W -Wall -Winline -c signal_base.ii | ../../../../boost/boost/function/function_template.hpp: In constructor | ` |boost::signals::detail::signal_base_impl::signal_base_impl(const |boost::function2 >&)': | ../../../../boost/boost/f

Re: [boost] RC_1_30_0 compile error with SGI MIPSpro Compilers

2003-03-03 Thread David Abrahams
Patrick Hartling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is there a recommended procedure I can follow for tracking this down > and submitting a patch? I would start by preprocessing the file to see what's going on behind that macro, then tweaking it until it works. > For example, I was considering runn

[boost] Re: Proposal: strings as template parameters?

2003-03-03 Thread Jason House
I took a quick look at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/static_string.zip Basically it treats static string kind of like a tuple of all characters? That seems like a reasonable implementation. (As basic idea, I have not truly reviewed it). Of course, language support for making usa

[boost] RC_1_30_0 compile error with SGI MIPSpro Compilers

2003-03-03 Thread Patrick Hartling
I just grabbed the latest code from the RC_1_30_0 branch, and I got a compile failure when building the Boost.Filesystem library with the MIPSpro Compilers (7.3.1.3m): mipspro-C++-action ../../../libs/filesystem/build/bin/libfs.a/mipspro/debug/exception.o cc-1108 CC: ERROR File = /mnt/vracs001

[boost] Boost.signal with gcc 3.3 or gcc 3.4

2003-03-03 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
I am well aware that gcc 3.3/3.4 has not been released yet, but I'd like to know if anyone has tried Boost with any of those versions (from gcc cvs obviously). I have been trying, but gcc failes with an ICE. Of course gcc should not segfault, but I am trying to find out if it is an segfault on va

RE: [boost] Formal Review for Boost I/O Library

2003-03-03 Thread Paul A. Bristow
For those of us who find CVS difficult, a zip of the whole modest-sized package would be more friendly. Paul Paul A Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 Mobile +44 7714 33 02 04 Mobile mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message

[boost] Re: Proposal: strings as template parameters?

2003-03-03 Thread Robert Klarer
There was some discussion among the extensions subgroup of the C++ standard committee about the question of how the language might be extended to allow string literals to be used as template arguments. That discussion was inconclusive. It seems to me that the root of the problem is that C-style s

[boost] Increase in binary size

2003-03-03 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
I see that when upgrading LyX to use the upcomming 1.30.0 release instead of the 1.29.0 release our binary size increases by more than 125kB... I have not tried to figure out where that increase comes from, but the usual suspecs are regex, function and signal since that is what we use most. The

[boost] Re: postponed<> proposal

2003-03-03 Thread Philippe A. Bouchard
Fernando Cacciola wrote: [...] >> Maybe it would be better to simply disable EH overhead with some >> BOOST macro. _That_ would be really really great then... >> >> > Which EH overhead? Exception Handlings. Actually, there is one: BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS but I cannot compile with -fno-exceptions u

[boost] Re: Proposal: strings as template parameters?

2003-03-03 Thread Jason House
Dirk Gerrits wrote: > > Jason House wrote: > > I'm thinking that it would be nice to be able to us define distinct > > types based on strings (the fundamental type const char * and not > > std::string). The intended use is in templates. > > Well I'm just curious how you would like to accomplis

Re: [boost] Re: How to convert a template parameter into a string

2003-03-03 Thread Robert Allan Schwartz
- Original Message - From: "Peter Dimov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Boost mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 7:59 AM Subject: Re: [boost] Re: How to convert a template parameter into a string > Robert Allan Schwartz wrote: > >>> I believe a "standardized" (withi

Re: [boost] Re: How to convert a template parameter into a string

2003-03-03 Thread Peter Dimov
Robert Allan Schwartz wrote: >>> I believe a "standardized" (within Boost), portable, and *readable* >>> text representation of T makes my proposal better than typeid(). >> >> I think if readability is the main criterion we'd do much better to >> invest in decoding the typeids generated by GCC. I

Re: [boost] 1.30.0 branch-for-release complete

2003-03-03 Thread Beman Dawes
At 06:45 PM 3/1/2003, David Abrahams wrote: >Beman Dawes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> The tag is RC_1_30_0 > >Didn't we agree that we were going to tag the trunk and generally do >any merges from the trunk to the branch? This tag appears to be on >the branch AFAICT. There was a lot of discuss

[boost] Variant Formal Review Closed

2003-03-03 Thread Jeff Garland
The Variant Review is now closed. Thanks to all who participated. I will be collating the results and will post them in the next few days. Jeff ___ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost

[boost] Re: static_assert.hpp queries

2003-03-03 Thread Alisdair Meredith
John Maddock wrote: > I don't know, it seems to be a really weird compiler bug, because adding > extra parenthesis around a > expression doesn't help. I think it is a parser/lexer issue, where the '<' and '>' tokens are taken for template syntax rather than boolean comparison. Adding parens does

Re: [boost] static_assert.hpp queries

2003-03-03 Thread John Maddock
> However, I am not happy patching test-cases rather than libraries. On > the other hand, having diagnosed the problem with a viable workaround, I > don't see where else to record the information. Do we have a way of > documenting known workarounds for a library? I don't know, it seems to be a

Re: [boost] Unused template parameters

2003-03-03 Thread Daniel Frey
Daryle Walker wrote: > > On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 6:11 AM, Daniel Frey wrote: > > > Markus Schöpflin wrote: > >> > >> Daniel Frey wrote: > >> > >>> Markus Schöpflin wrote: > >> > This was the original source: > > template struct enable_if; > ---^

[boost] Variant Library Review

2003-03-03 Thread Gennadiy Rozental
Hi, Here is my a bit late review for the variant library. In spite of several concerns that I have, I incline to vote to ACCEPT this submission. Design concerns I would like to be discussed and either accepted or dismissed. Implementation issues are less important. Rest is mostly comments. Here