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Re: Where are std::sinf( float ) etc.
Paolo Carlini <pcarlini@suse.de> writes:
| Howard Hinnant wrote:
|
| > Is there a clear policy for libstdc++ (gcc) for what parts of TR1 get
| > adopted today as if they were already part of the standard? Or is it
| > handled on a case-by-case basis using engineering judgement?
|
| A side, "historical", for lack of a better adjective, remark: having
| followed with great attention most of the v3 work during the last years,
| I find "weird" your characterization of those issues as "implementing
| TR1 or not". I mean, most of those library bits and design choices
| **pre** dates TR1, as far as I know.
Exactly. That is why I would recommand not judging old facts based on
new legistlation.
| That said, of course I agree that now we have to figure out whether
| implementing or not those parts, consistently. Actually, a couple of
| weeks ago I started closely studying Chapter 8, then got distracted:
| thanks for taking the occasion to discuss those topics a bit!
I would suggest we hold TR1 stuff in <tr1/> as we're currently doing.
I expect most of TR1 to got in C++0x; I'm not sure all of TR1 will be
dumped though. I have reservations (already communicated to my
national body) about some parts of it.
-- Gaby