-----Original Message----- From: boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users- bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Joel Falcou Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:49 AM To: boost@lists.boost.org; boost-users@lists.boost.org; boost- announce@lists.boost.org Subject: [Boost-users] [Review] Boost.Type Traits Extension by Frederic Bron
I have only read the documentation but have a few minor comments on it. * I note that is does not use an automated system like Doxygen of producing the reference information. This seems to unfortunate, especially as there seem to be plans to change some names. I think we can be sure that there will be a fair number of glitches in the documentation when this happens :-( Although it is more work to start with (and does clutter the code - something that is made much less important by syntax coloring, so one can mentally ignore all the Doxygen comments) it does make it much, much easier to ensure that the code and the documentation of functions, classes... stay in step. I would like to see the whole library Doxygen fully commented (ask if you think I can help) - replacing much of the current reference text. * I note that I didn't get the Boost or navigation icons or fonts from the index.html sandbox site. * The previous PDF version is fine (but of course lacking the new operators). A new PDF version is extremely desirable (ask if you think I can help). * Some simpler (trivial even) examples might help newcomers to the library? The examples given are 'interesting' but quite complicated. * Floating point example(s) could refer to the Boost.Math library where type_traits are widely used? * A few items could be updated for the latest compilers like VC2010? has_nothrow_assign has no_throw_copy ... "Currently (May 2005) only Visual C++ 8 has the necessary compiler support to ensure that this trait "just works". " "Currently (May 2005) only Visual C++ 8 has the necessary compiler support to ensure that this trait "just works"." * a typo "Occationally the end user may need to provide their own specialization for one of the type traits ..." HTH Paul PS This is not a NO vote (in essence a YES seems a no-brainer) - I'd just like to see some improvements in the documentation. --- Paul A. Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 07714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com