On Sunday 13 March 2011 14:27:38 Joel Falcou wrote:
What was the plan for LIAW this year ? IIRC some stuff were pointed otu last eyar as potential contenders.
Is the list of potential contenders available somewhere?
Proto would be used for creating all arithmetic operations since the return type of a+b could be different from the type of either a or b. A bonus would involve getting the fixed-point data type to play well with std::complex (and, yes, I am aware that std::complex is not designed to work with anything other than double and float, and will require specialization in the std namespace).
Well, isnt having a boost::complex data type be of interest too ?
It would be of interest to me but I am afraid that too much bike-shedding might ensue. Complex numbers are extremely straightforward with multiple sets of equivalent perfectly internally consistent minimal interfaces; in such cases, personal preferences decide the interface, more or less. See N1589 for examples.
If there is sufficient interest, I could even provide a starting point with +,-,* implemented; / would take more time. The design above is intended as a starting point for discussion and I am most definitely not wedded to it. I am a tyro when it comes to proto, and hence would need someone with more proto expertise to guide the discussion.
I can help on this point
Are you volunteering/proposing to run the LIAW session? What is the standard procedure for running the LIAW session? Regards, Ravi