I'm most disppointed to see that a more complete set of math functions has apparently been rejected for TR2. Like the interval library, this is something apparently obscure which could have widespread application - which is not going to have happen unless there the library exists. Chicken and egg problem ;-) This is still being worked on and I am still hopeful that we can produce an acceptable quality (if not the best) implementation for Boost based on the Cephes library. Paul Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830 +44 7714 330204 mailto: pbristow@hetp.u-net.com www.hetp.u-net.com | -----Original Message----- | From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org | [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Beman Dawes | Sent: 10 October 2005 02:33 | To: boost@lists.boost.org | Cc: boost-users@lists.boost.org | Subject: [boost] Report from Mont Tremblant C++ Committee meeting | | The C++ Standards Committee met this past week in Mont | Tremblant, Quebec, | Canada. Many Boosters were present, and Boost continues to | get praise and | encouragement from non-Boost committee members. | | The Library Working Group (LWG) is starting serious work on | TR2. Initial | proposals for several Boost libraries were evaluated: | | Filesystem : Interested? Yes 17, No 0 | Date-Time : Interested? Yes 9, No 0 | Range : Want a C++03 version aimed at TR2, but still | interested in a | version based on new language features (Concepts perhaps?). | String-algo : Interested, but concern over interface and choice of | functions, generic vs basic_string.5.3 separate proposal | numeric_cast<> : Interested? Yes 10, No 0 | Interval : Interested? Yes 7, No 4. Concerns about | sufficiently large | user base to justify standardizing. | Optional : Interested? Strong yes 9, weak yes 2, weak no | 3, strong no 0 | Significant concerns about the interface: | Pointer interface. | Two ways of doing the same thing. | Depends on nullptr - is there a backup plan. | Dubious of use of references. | "Boost style" Threads : Pursue? Strong yes 9, weak yes 5, | weak no 0, strong | no 1 | | Also: | | minmax and / or algorithm std::minmax_element | In favor 13, Not in favor 0 | TR2 0 2 1 0 | C++0X 1 8 0 0 | Kevlin Henney Threads : Ask for fleshed-out proposal? Strong | yes 3, weak yes | 6, weak no 2, strong no 1 | | The next C++ Committee meeting will be in Berlin, Germany, | the first week of | April 2006. The meeting after that will be in Portland, | Oregon, US, in | October 2006. | | --Beman | | | | _______________________________________________ | Unsubscribe & other changes: | http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost |