Subject: [Boost-commit] svn:boost r77743 - in sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc: . html html/boost_multiprecision/indexes html/boost_multiprecision/map
From: john_at_[hidden]
Date: 2012-04-03 12:22:30
Author: johnmaddock
Date: 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
New Revision: 77743
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/77743
Log:
Add log of comments.
Text files modified:
sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s01.html | 4 +-
sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s02.html | 4 +-
sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s03.html | 4 +-
sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s04.html | 4 +-
sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/map/todo.html | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html | 2
sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/multiprecision.qbk | 15 +++++++++++++
7 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
Modified: sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s01.html
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--- sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s01.html (original)
+++ sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s01.html 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
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+<div class="section id1061009">
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+<a name="id1061009"></a>Function Index</h3></div></div></div>
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Modified: sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s02.html
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--- sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s02.html (original)
+++ sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s02.html 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
<div class="spirit-nav">
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+<div class="section id1062098">
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-<a name="id1076755"></a>Class Index</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id1062098"></a>Class Index</h3></div></div></div>
<p><a class="link" href="s02.html#idx_id_25">M</a></p>
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Modified: sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s03.html
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--- sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s03.html (original)
+++ sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s03.html 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
<div class="spirit-nav">
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+<div class="section id1062150">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id1076807"></a>Typedef Index</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id1062150"></a>Typedef Index</h3></div></div></div>
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Modified: sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s04.html
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--- sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s04.html (original)
+++ sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/indexes/s04.html 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
<div class="spirit-nav">
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+<div class="section id1062841">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id1077498"></a>Index</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id1062841"></a>Index</h3></div></div></div>
<p><a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_48">A</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_49">B</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_50">C</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_51">D</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_52">E</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_53">F</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_54">G</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_55">I</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_56">L</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_57">M</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_58">O</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_59">P</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_60">R</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_61">S</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_62">T</a> <a class="link" href="s04.html#idx_id_63">Z</a></p>
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Modified: sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/map/todo.html
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--- sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/map/todo.html (original)
+++ sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/map/todo.html 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
@@ -41,6 +41,49 @@
Add an all C++ binary floating point type.
</li>
</ul></div>
+<h5>
+<a name="boost_multiprecision.map.todo.h0"></a>
+ <span><a name="boost_multiprecision.map.todo.pre_review_comments"></a></span><a class="link" href="todo.html#boost_multiprecision.map.todo.pre_review_comments">Pre-Review
+ Comments</a>
+ </h5>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
+<li class="listitem">
+ Make the exponent type for cpp_dec_float a templare parameter, maybe
+ include support for big-integer exponents. Open question - what should
+ be the default - int32_t or int64_t?
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Document the size requirements of fixed precision ints.
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Document std lib function accuracy.
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Make fixed precision orthogonal to Allocator type in cpp_int. Possible
+ solution - add an additional MaxBits template argument that defaults
+ to 0 (meaning keep going till no more space/memory).
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Add support for fused multiply add (and subtract). GMP mpz_t could use
+ this.
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Be a bit clearer on the effects of sign-magnitude representation of cpp_int
+ - min == -max etc.
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Document cpp_dec_float precision, rounding, and exponent size.
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Can we be clearer in the docs that mixed arithmetic doesn't work?
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Document round functions behaviour better (they behave as in C99).
+ </li>
+<li class="listitem">
+ Should there be a choice of rounding mode (probably MPFR specific)?
+ </li>
+</ul></div>
</div>
<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
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Modified: sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html
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--- sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html (original)
+++ sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
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<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
-<td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: March 30, 2012 at 18:33:57 GMT</small></p></td>
+<td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: April 03, 2012 at 15:58:48 GMT</small></p></td>
<td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer"></div></td>
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Modified: sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/multiprecision.qbk
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--- sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/multiprecision.qbk (original)
+++ sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/multiprecision.qbk 2012-04-03 12:22:27 EDT (Tue, 03 Apr 2012)
@@ -2072,6 +2072,21 @@
* Add assembly level routines to cpp_int_backend.
* Add an all C++ binary floating point type.
+[h4 Pre-Review Comments]
+
+* Make the exponent type for cpp_dec_float a templare parameter, maybe include support for big-integer exponents.
+Open question - what should be the default - int32_t or int64_t?
+* Document the size requirements of fixed precision ints.
+* Document std lib function accuracy.
+* Make fixed precision orthogonal to Allocator type in cpp_int. Possible solution - add an additional MaxBits
+template argument that defaults to 0 (meaning keep going till no more space/memory).
+* Add support for fused multiply add (and subtract). GMP mpz_t could use this.
+* Be a bit clearer on the effects of sign-magnitude representation of cpp_int - min == -max etc.
+* Document cpp_dec_float precision, rounding, and exponent size.
+* Can we be clearer in the docs that mixed arithmetic doesn't work?
+* Document round functions behaviour better (they behave as in C99).
+* Should there be a choice of rounding mode (probably MPFR specific)?
+
[endsect]
[section:ack Acknowledgements]