On 18.05.2014 22:41, Louis Dionne wrote:
Dear Boost,
A lot happened during the past week in Aspen; the goal of this message is to summarize insights, changes and feedback received wrt MPL11.
The slides of the presentation are available at [1]. The second part of the presentation is especially relevant to get an overview of the designs considered so far.
Merging the MPL and Fusion -------------------------- After discussing the issue several times during the week, I (and others) think it might be possible to merge Fusion and the MPL into a single library. I am currently trying to write a library that does that. Since this constitutes a large reorientation, I created a new repository which is available at [2]. Those with interest should consider subscribing to the repository to be updated as I make progress.
Iterator-free design -------------------- I was a bit anxious that people would complain about this, but the contrary happened. Nobody complained and some people expressed support. This design aspect will stay as-is.
Request for guinea pigs ----------------------- I am looking for people with hardcore C++1y metaprogramming needs who will be willing to test the library I come up with (MPL11 or MPL + Fusion merge). I also need to see use cases for the library, so please reply even if you are not willing to test.
Roadmap ------- Finish exploring the design space. If it turns out that we can merge the MPL and Fusion, then I'll be working on that for a while. If I find that this is not possible or not a good idea, I'll go back to my initial GSoC planning. In both cases, I hope to have a library in the incubator by the end of the summer. Also, this new roadmap is approved by my mentor.
Feel free to reply with questions and/or comments.
Regards, Louis
[1]: http://ldionne.com/mpl11-cppnow-2014 [2]: http://github.com/ldionne/hana
As it seems you have chosen the name hana, I think it is not a good idea. There is a software product called SAP HANA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAP_HANA) which may to lead to confusion and legal problems. I have to say I'm not a lawyer, but I think this problem should be addressed. Jan Herrmann
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