Re: [C++-sig] New Major-Release Boost.Python Development

2011-08-27 Thread Stefan Seefeld
On 08/26/2011 04:09 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote: > on Thu Aug 25 2011, Stefan Seefeld wrote: >> Jim, >> >> this is an interesting idea. There has been lots of general (dare I >> say generic ?) discussion concerning process improvements (which >> unfortunately most of the time diverted into tool discus

Re: [C++-sig] New Major-Release Boost.Python Development

2011-08-27 Thread Stefan Seefeld
On 08/26/2011 08:21 PM, Jim Bosch wrote: > On 08/26/2011 04:47 PM, Neal Becker wrote: >> The top of my list is improved interface to numpy. I know there is >> work going >> on in the form of ndarray, which seems promising. > > I'm still hesitant to consider ndarray part of Boost.Python; it's > rea

Re: [C++-sig] [Boost.Python v3] Planning and Logistics

2011-08-27 Thread Dave Abrahams
on Fri Aug 26 2011, Jim Bosch wrote: > In the interest of keeping this discussion easy-to-follow, I'm going > to reply to Dave's email twice, with new subjects - I'll stick to > questions about logistics in this email, and talk about features and > scope in another. > > In summary, I'm getting t

Re: [C++-sig] [Boost.Python v3] Features and Scope

2011-08-27 Thread Dave Abrahams
on Fri Aug 26 2011, Jim Bosch wrote: > On 08/26/2011 01:09 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote: >> >> Well, speaking for myself, mostly time. I'd be inclined to do a rewrite >> along the lines of the langbinding ideas if I had time. >> > > I had only been vaguely aware of langbinding until I followed up on

Re: [C++-sig] [Boost.Python v3] Features and Scope

2011-08-27 Thread Stefan Seefeld
On 08/27/2011 04:40 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote: >> Hmm. I'm guessing the global type registry would still be the >> default, and per-module registries would override these when >> available? It sounds like Stefan has a clear use case in mind, and >> I'd be curious to know what it is. > Me too. I be

Re: [C++-sig] [Boost.Python v3] Features and Scope

2011-08-27 Thread Roman Yakovenko
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Jim Bosch wrote: > I am aware of Py++ and the extensions associated with it, and some of that > could definitely go into Boost.Python proper (and I think I've heard Roman > state that he wouldn't have a problem with someone else doing the work to > make it so, and