-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Michel Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 3:42 PM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] FW: Proposal for a Differential Evolution C++ library
On 12/23/2011 10:07 AM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
On 12.12.2011 06:52, Adrian Michel wrote:
The full documentation is at http://www.amichel.com/de/doc/html but I'd suggest these pages for a first read http://www.amichel.com/de/doc/html/dd/d53/overview.html and http://www.amichel.com/de/doc/html/db/d4e/tutorial.html .
This looks like important and useful stuff to me.
I was wondering what the status of this proposal is. So far several members have expressed interest, but there have been no new posts on this in a while, and I'm not sure what to expect next as far as the boost inclusion acceptance (or rejection) process.
I, for one, think this looks a very useful library. But few of the Boosters who follow these lists will be expert or even potential users of this 'niche' topic - which is why I think you've not had a deservedly rave response ;-) The documentation looks in a good state. The code looks clean and portable, but finding someone to run on a non-MSVC platforms would be useful - Boost likes to be *seen* to be portable. The folder structure should be 'Boost standard' so that it is possible to use bjam to build and use Boost.Test. (Do not hesitate to ask for help - bjam is the Outer Mongolian of computer languages and using it is a dark art!) You will first need to find a review manager (preferably a Boost contributor), and it will be necessary to have some reviewers too! (Reviewers need not necessarily be currently active Boost followers for a specialist library like this - expertise is the key thing). So you may need to find and drum up support from some potential (or better still, actual) users ? Good luck. Paul --- Paul A. Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 07714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com