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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 17:39:17 -0500
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From: Paul Derbyshire <pderbysh AT usa DOT net>
Subject: Re: Templates, namespaces
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At 10:45 PM 1/28/99 MET, you wrote:
>Don't get so excited ! You can do exceptions, genericity (templates)
>without any problem, all that compiled with DJGPP, now since *two* years!

Exceptions yes, templates no. I tried compiling a simple prog with two
source files that both use vector<int> and get link errors -- duplicate
references. You always get either no instances or too many instances. They
have had it working on Linux for years -- why is the DJGPP port so far behind?

>Just use a conveniant tool: ftp://ftp.gwu.edu/pub/ada/ez2load/

What the devil is that, and how crufty is it? I'd rather have real ANSI C++
support than a kluge. Anyways, is there a Web page where I can read the dox
on this thing? I'd rather not download an 8 meg (or however big) file
without knowing what I'm getting into, or poke around an ftp site for four
hours looking for anything that might be documentation.
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