RE: [boost] Eric Ford's Unit package with MSVC 7.0

2003-03-06 Thread Paul A. Bristow
Sadly, example1.cpp fails with MSVC 7.0 - sigh :-( with language extension allowed: -- Build started: Project: Units, Configuration: Debug Win32 -- Compiling... example1.cpp j:\Cpp\Units\fraction_ct.hpp(44) : fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR (compiler file 'msc1.cpp',

Re: [boost] Eric Ford's Unit package

2003-03-06 Thread David Abrahams
"Paul A. Bristow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This promises to meet a massive need, > > but for me must wait until I get MSVC 7.1 > which I understand includes partial specialisation. > (How did MS ever think it wasn't absolutely essential?) > > Meanwhile, perhaps others can evaluate this? I do

RE: [boost] Eric Ford's Unit package

2003-03-06 Thread Paul A. Bristow
gt; Subject: RE: [boost] Eric Ford's Unit package > > > > 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 > >

RE: [boost] Eric Ford's Unit package

2003-03-05 Thread Eric Ford
> 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. Yes, I

Re: [boost] Eric Ford's Unit package

2003-03-04 Thread David Abrahams
"Paul A. Bristow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > (Reporting including title) Sorry. Paul > >> This looks most interesting, and there most definitely remains a >> great need for >> a units handling package. >> >> > -Original Message- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul, please make an

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