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From: Fraser Wilson <newsfraser@blancolioni.org>
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Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> writes:

> Great! I'd like to see it. Are your tools (or at least the final tool)
> open source?

No, they're Free software. ;-)

> Don't use Float. Make the base float type a generic, so I can
> instantiate it with my own float type. That allows me to choose single
> or double precision, etc.

The final output will of couse be generics; there's a reason why the 
examples aren't but it's not interesting enough to talk about.

> And 'Metres' is spelled 'Meter'
> (http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html).

It's true, but I've been engaged in a one-person rearguard action against 
the official spelling of 'sulphur' for, oh, fifteen years now; I'd feel
silly if I gave up on metres.

In any case, the definition file is short and straightforward and easy
to change.

> Hmm, not sure whether I like the plural here or not. And my personal
> standard would require 'Meter_Type', but I'm willing to relax that for
> this package.

Meter_Type is also good.  It's easy to adjust the specification file.
My personal preference is to avoid the use of the word "type" in
types, but I'm certainly not religious.

I'll try to make something available over the weekend.

Fraser.