________________________________ From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba <vicente.botet@wanadoo.fr> To: boost@lists.boost.org Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [boost] Name and Namespace for Potential Boost ExtendedFloating-Point John, I'm aware of what you are doing with BigNumbers and the E-Float libraries. I understand that each one is working on different parts. What I was proposing is just that both use the same namespace. Best, Vicente --------------------------------------------------------- It's a good idea. Something like boost::math::multiprecision::mp_real. My only concern is that it would add too much bulk to the already large Boost.Math. Consider the long-term goal of extending mp_real (or whatever it might be called) to thousands or millions of digits, requiring FFTs and quite a bit of infrastructure bulk. It might be best to keep Boost.Math free of this stuff. Sincerely, Chris.