> 1. Is std C++ library the draft of the ANSI/ISO C++ standard ?
It's the library part of the forthcoming standard, and includes the ISO C
library.

> 2. What is the version of C++ standard that support std C++ library ?
The current version of the C++ draft standard supports the current version
of the draft library!  Basically most implementations of the library rely
on hacks (e.g. preprocessor macros) to work around features that are not
supported in commercial compilers.

> 3. Is STL (Standard Template Library) parts of std C++ library ?
Yes - the 'algorithms', 'containers' and 'iterators' libraries of the
standard library are what used to be the STL.

> 4. Does or will MSVC++ support std C++ library ? How about Borland,
> Watcom, Symatec, etc...?
Microsoft and Borland both now ship with the standard library, as do some
Unix implementations.

> 5. How can I can the std C++ library source ? for free ?
I'm not aware of a free implementation of the entire library (you can get
just the STL parts from Hewlett-Packard for free).  As I've said, a number
of vendors ship the standard library with their compilers.  Also Rogue Wave
has an implementation that works with pretty much any C++ compiler.

> 6. Does std C++ library has advanced features like: Garbage Collector,
> Complex Number, Matrix Classes, Reference Count ? Dream on!
GC - nope.
Complex - yep.
Matrices, references counting - no.

Roly Perera
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