Re: [boost] [math] pow instantiates a number of template proportional to the exponent

From: Johan Råde (rade_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-14 13:49:32

John Maddock wrote:
> Steven Watanabe wrote:

>>        return (N%2) ? base*positive_power<N-1>::result(base)

Shouldn't positive_power<N>(base) be reduced to
square(positive_power<N/2>(base)
or
base * square(positive_power<N/2>(base))
depending on N%2?

--Johan