----- Original Message ----- From: "Jody Hagins" <jody-boost-011304@atdesk.com>
"Richard Peters" <r.a.peters@student.tue.nl> wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering what the opinions about the big_integer library are. A few months ago, discussion indicated much interest in a library like this, but after I posted my library two weeks ago, I only got one response. Are there people who have tried this library or read its documentation, and if so, what are your comments? I would like to know if I'm on the right track with this library.
I think most people would like to see one, but may be in the same boat as me. I wrote my own many years ago (based on the algorithms in Knuth, vol 2), and it works well in most cases, except where I need really good performance. In that case, I have yet to see anything beat gmp. I imagine you will have to do a lot of architecture dependent stuff to match their performance. I don't like their C++ wrappers, so I rolled my own that are more geared to what I want.
At the moment, I'm looking for comments about the interface, not about speed. Once the interface is stable, I will look for fast implementations, and make gmp available via preprocessor switches.
Most people may fall into a similar boat, which, when coupled with the intricate official reviews going on right now, makes it hard to set aside time to examine another library, just for the sake of examining the library.
You may get a better response with time...
Ok, I guess I'll have to be patient... best regards, Richard Peters