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38 lines
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# cgmath-rs
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A linear algebra and mathematics library for computer graphics.
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The library provides:
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- vectors: `Vec2`, `Vec3`, `Vec4`
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- points: `Point2`, `Point3`, `Point4`
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- square matricies: `Mat2`, `Mat3`, `Mat4`
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- a quaternion type: `Quat`
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- perspective projections
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- and more to come...?
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## Compilation
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~~~
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rustpkg build cgmath
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~~~
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## Limitations
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cgmath is _not_ an n-dimensional library and is aimed at computer graphics
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applications rather than general linear algebra. It only offers the 2, 3, and
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4 dimensional structures that are more than useful for most computer graphics
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applications. This design decision was made in order to simplify the
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implementation (Rust cannot paramerise over constants at compile time), and to
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make graphics-specific optimisations easier in the future. Those looking for
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n-dimensional mathematics can look to [nalgebra](https://github.com/sebcrozet/nalgebra).
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Currently, operators are not overloaded. This is due to limitations in Rust's
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generics that will be fixed sometime in the future.
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## Contributing
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Pull requests are most welcome, especially in the realm of performance
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enhancements and fixing any mistakes I may have made along the way. Unit tests
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and benchmarks are also required, so help on that front would be most
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appreaciated.
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