This rips out the Bost Spirit / Karma conversion code, using the stdlib
and lightweight alternatives instead.
The main benefit is an immense decrease in compilation times, for every
translation unit that requires the `util/cast.hpp` header.
Note: compared to the version before, there is a minor change in
behavior: the double `-0` was printed as `0` before and is now printed
as `-0`. This comes from the IEE754 standard, specifying signed zeros,
that is `+0` and `-0`. Interesting for us: JavaScript uses IEE754,
resulting in no breakage if used in arithmetic.
Small test case, left hand side was before, right hand side is now:
$ ./a.out
-1.123457 vs -1.123457
-1 vs -1
-1.3 vs -1.3
0 vs -0
0 vs 0
0 vs 0
1.3 vs 1.3
1.123457 vs 1.123457
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signed_zero
- http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_59_0/doc/html/boost/algorithm/trim_right_if.html
- http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_59_0/doc/html/boost/algorithm/is_any_of.html
Daniel J. Hofmann
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