Initial commit buffers.hpp and related infrastructure. A separate buffer class without arithmetic operators was requested during the formal review.

test/buffer_test.cpp

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+//  buffer_test.cpp  -------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+//  Copyright Beman Dawes 2014
+
+//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//  See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+//  See library home page at http://www.boost.org/libs/endian
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#define _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+
+#include <boost/endian/detail/disable_warnings.hpp>
+
+#define BOOST_ENDIAN_LOG
+#include <boost/endian/buffers.hpp>
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_main.hpp>
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace bel = boost::endian;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+
+
+int cpp_main(int, char *[])
+{
+  cout << "byte swap intrinsics: " BOOST_ENDIAN_INTRINSIC_MSG << endl;
+
+  cout << "  construct" << endl;
+  bel::big_buf32_t x(1122334455);
+
+  cout << "  assign from built-in integer" << endl;
+  x = 1234567890;
+
+  cout << "  operator==(buffer, built-in)" << endl;
+  bool b1(x == 1234567890);
+
+ // BOOST_TEST(x == 1234567890);
+  cout << "  done" << endl;
+
+  return ::boost::report_errors();
+}
+
+#include <boost/endian/detail/disable_warnings_pop.hpp>