[gmpi] Re: Decision Time: 8.3

  • From: Marc Poirier <fipnid@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 06:15:46 -0700 (PDT)

--- Steve Harris wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 05:35:03 -0600, Mike Berry wrote:
> > - The precision problem that I indicated.
> > - The rounding issues, which are numerous, from mismatched rounding 
> > functions to slow float->int conversions.
> 
> Put plugin developers (probably more than anyone else) are used to
> dealing with these issues.

Yes, and a lot of other shortcomings of crappy plugin APIs.  ;-)  But
isn't that part of what we're trying to overcome with GMPI?

> I dont think this is clear cut, there are  pros and cons.

Yeah.  But my vote goes for separate integer and fractional types.

Marc

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