From: "Colin Girling" <colin DOT girling AT virgin DOT net>
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Subject: Re: STL broken?
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Well, you might find the compiler is at fault, and not the library.
The Microsoft Visual C++ compiler is hopeless with the STL, and I have lost
count on the things it cannot compile.


"Ron House" <house AT usq DOT edu DOT au> wrote in message
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> I believe the latest version of the STL is fatally broken, to the extent
> that trivial programs will not compile. As this version is distributed
> in DJGPP and, I believe, Linux, I am wondering why no one else has
> noticed this. The version of the STL I refer to is on
>
> http://www.sgi.com/Technology/STL/download.html
>
> as version 3.3.
>
> An example of a line it won't compile is:
>
> vector<vector<int> > m;
>
> as found on page 836 of Stroustrup.
>
> On the other hand, version 3.2 on that same site works correctly with
> the most complex templates I have in my programs.
>
> Have I missed something here?
>
> --
> Ron House     house AT usq DOT edu DOT au
>               http://www.sci.usq.edu.au/staff/house
>
> A rose grows in the Earth's good soil.