[SciPy-dev] Bessel functions from Boost

[Michael Abshoff]

David Cournapeau wrote:

Hi David,

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> This is much better - I really don't see the point of using C++ for
> math functions. I am ok with this.
> 
> David

Out of curiosity: I checked the boost website and it states for the math 
lib:

"All the implementations are fully generic and support the use of 
arbitrary "real-number" types, although they are optimised for use with 
types with known-about significand (or mantissa) sizes: typically float, 
double or long double."

Since I assume some people around here are interested in arbitrary 
precisions and after looking some more at the documentation it seems 
that that library only supports this via using an NTL type which in turn 
uses GMP. NTL itself is GPLed, GMP is LGPL, so either one does not fit 
the licensing requirements of Scipy.

David mentioned to write a library from scratch and I also assume that 
you want arbitrary precisions. Given that GMP is LGPL, the arbitrary 
precisions code in OpenSSL is covered by a BSD advertising clause (which 
might or might not be a deal breaker around here) what do you suggest to 
do about arbitrary precisions? I am not aware of any BSD 2 or 3 clause 
license library besides mpmath :)

Cheers,

Michael

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