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README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Boost.NumericConversion
+
+The Boost Numeric Conversion library is a collection of tools to describe and perform conversions between values of different [numeric types][1].
+
+The documentation for the library can be found [here][2]
+
+[1]: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/numeric/conversion/doc/html/boost_numericconversion/definitions.html#boost_numericconversion.definitions.numeric_types
+[2]: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/numeric/conversion/doc/html/index.html#numeric_conversion.overview

include/boost/numeric/conversion/cast.hpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
 
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300) || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582))
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582))
 
 #  include<boost/numeric/conversion/detail/old_numeric_cast.hpp>
 

include/boost/numeric/conversion/conversion_traits.hpp

@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ template<class T, class S>
 struct conversion_traits 
     : convdetail::get_conversion_traits<T,S>::type 
 {
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, <= 1300)
-    typedef typename convdetail::get_conversion_traits<T,S>::type base_;
-    typedef typename base_::target_type     target_type;
-    typedef typename base_::source_type     source_type;
-    typedef typename base_::result_type     result_type;
-    typedef typename base_::argument_type   argument_type;
-#endif
 } ;
 
 } } // namespace boost::numeric

include/boost/numeric/conversion/detail/converter.hpp

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 
+#include "boost/functional.hpp"
 #include "boost/numeric/conversion/detail/meta.hpp"
 #include "boost/numeric/conversion/detail/conversion_traits.hpp"
 #include "boost/numeric/conversion/bounds.hpp"
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace convdetail
   // Trivial Converter : used when (cv-unqualified) T == (cv-unqualified)  S
   //
   template<class Traits>
-  struct trivial_converter_impl : public std::unary_function<  BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::argument_type
+  struct trivial_converter_impl : public boost::functional::detail::unary_function<  BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::argument_type
                                                               ,BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::result_type
                                                             >
                                  ,public dummy_range_checker<Traits>
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace convdetail
   // Rounding Converter : used for float to integral conversions.
   //
   template<class Traits,class RangeChecker,class RawConverter,class Float2IntRounder>
-  struct rounding_converter : public std::unary_function<  BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::argument_type
+  struct rounding_converter : public boost::functional::detail::unary_function<  BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::argument_type
                                                           ,BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::result_type
                                                         >
                              ,public RangeChecker
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace convdetail
   // Non-Rounding Converter : used for all other conversions.
   //
   template<class Traits,class RangeChecker,class RawConverter>
-  struct non_rounding_converter : public std::unary_function< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::argument_type
+  struct non_rounding_converter : public boost::functional::detail::unary_function< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::argument_type
                                                              ,BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Traits::result_type
                                                            >
                                  ,public RangeChecker

include/boost/numeric/conversion/detail/old_numeric_cast.hpp

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 //  See http://www.boost.org/libs/conversion for Documentation.
 
 //  Revision History
+//  02 Jun 14  Remove VC6 workarounds.
+//  16 Jul 11  Bugfixes for VC6.
 //  23 JUN 05  Code extracted from /boost/cast.hpp into this new header.
 //             Keeps this legacy version of numeric_cast<> for old compilers
 //             wich can't compile the new version in /boost/numeric/conversion/cast.hpp
@@ -53,19 +55,6 @@
 # include <boost/limits.hpp>
 # include <boost/numeric/conversion/converter_policies.hpp>
 
-//  It has been demonstrated numerous times that MSVC 6.0 fails silently at link
-//  time if you use a template function which has template parameters that don't
-//  appear in the function's argument list.
-//
-//  TODO: Add this to config.hpp?
-//  FLC: This macro is repeated in boost/cast.hpp but only locally (is undefined at the bottom)
-//       so is OK to reproduce it here.
-# if defined(BOOST_MSVC) && BOOST_MSVC < 1300
-#  define BOOST_EXPLICIT_DEFAULT_TARGET , ::boost::type<Target>* = 0
-# else
-#  define BOOST_EXPLICIT_DEFAULT_TARGET
-# endif
-
 namespace boost
 {
   using numeric::bad_numeric_cast;
@@ -214,24 +203,6 @@ namespace boost
         template <class X, class Y>
         static inline bool check(X x, Y)
             { return x >= 0 && static_cast<X>(static_cast<Y>(x)) != x; }
-
-# if defined(BOOST_MSVC) && BOOST_MSVC < 1300
-        // MSVC6 can't static_cast  unsigned __int64 -> floating types
-#  define BOOST_UINT64_CAST(src_type)                                   \
-        static inline bool check(src_type x, unsigned __int64)          \
-        {                                                               \
-            if (x < 0) return false;                                    \
-            unsigned __int64 y = static_cast<unsigned __int64>(x);      \
-            bool odd = y & 0x1;                                         \
-            __int64 div2 = static_cast<__int64>(y >> 1);                \
-            return ((static_cast<src_type>(div2) * 2.0) + odd) != x;    \
-        }
-
-        BOOST_UINT64_CAST(long double);
-        BOOST_UINT64_CAST(double);
-        BOOST_UINT64_CAST(float);
-#  undef BOOST_UINT64_CAST
-# endif
     };
 
     template<>
@@ -285,7 +256,7 @@ namespace boost
 #endif
 
     template<typename Target, typename Source>
-    inline Target numeric_cast(Source arg BOOST_EXPLICIT_DEFAULT_TARGET)
+    inline Target numeric_cast(Source arg)
     {
         // typedefs abbreviating respective trait classes
         typedef detail::fixed_numeric_limits<Source> arg_traits;
@@ -332,8 +303,6 @@ namespace boost
         return static_cast<Target>(arg);
     } // numeric_cast
 
-#  undef BOOST_EXPLICIT_DEFAULT_TARGET
-
 } // namespace boost
 
 #endif  // BOOST_OLD_NUMERIC_CAST_HPP

meta/libraries.json

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+{
+    "key": "numeric/conversion",
+    "name": "Numeric Conversion",
+    "authors": [
+        "Fernando Cacciola"
+    ],
+    "description": "Optimized Policy-based Numeric Conversions.",
+    "category": [
+        "Math",
+        "Miscellaneous"
+    ],
+    "maintainers": [
+        "Fernando Cacciola <fernando_cacciola -at- ciudad.com.ar>",
+        "Brandon Kohn <blkohn -at- hotmail.com>"
+    ]
+}