Re: [Quantlib-dev] using special functions and statistical distributions from boost::math?

[Kim K. T. <kue...@vo...>]

Am 14.10.2011 10:53, schrieb Luigi Ballabio:
> On Thu, 2011-10-13 at 22:25 +0200, Kim Kuen Tang wrote:
>>> I investigated the issue of using boost functions a while ago. If I recal it
>>> correctly the conclusion was that using the boost distribution functions would
>>> make QuantLib depend on some boost lib files, which wasn't regarded as
>>> desirable.
>> Dont understand this point. QuantLib already depends on boost.
> He means that we would have to link to a Boost library.  Right now, we
> just include header-only Boost modules, so there's no linking involved
> and compilation is simpler.

Hmmm QuantLib::testsuite is already using boost::testing. So the linking 
is already there and no additional work needs to/ should be done.

> Anyway, I'm in favour of using more Boost modules (not only math, but
> for instance signals instead of the current observer/observable
> classes).  However, we have backward compatibility to think of, so we
> can't just remove the existing functions because people might be using
> them.  Let's keep it in the list of things we'll do for QuantLib 2.0.
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> Luigi
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