>>>>> Mike Webster <Mike_Webster@mtits.co.uk> writes:

> Does anyone know when other compilers e.g.
> GNU g++ and Digitals CXX for OSF are likely
> to support templates fully and hence the STL ?

I'm working on it for g++.  I'm not sure when I'll be done.

Jason

Mike_Webster@mtits.co.uk writes:
>Does anyone know when other compilers e.g.
>GNU g++ and Digitals CXX for OSF are likely
>to support templates fully and hence the STL ?

My answer is g++ specific, so I'm adding gnu.g++.help and sending
followups there.

I know that the g++ maintainers are working hard on getting enough support
to run STL.  Probably in 2.7.  In the meantime, the latest libg++
distribution (2.6.2) contains a hacked subset of STL that will build with
the latest g++ (version 2.6.3).  Not ready for production use, but OK
for experimentation.
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Phone: +1 415 694 1729

I have recently started working on a C++ project
that looks as though it will use the STL, from
Stepanov and Lee via cs.rpi.edu ftp. At present
there are few compilers, xlc on AIX, that handle
the "aggressive use of the template feature of C++"
that are found in the STL.

Does anyone know when other compilers e.g.
GNU g++ and Digitals CXX for OSF are likely
to support templates fully and hence the STL ?

As the STL has been adopted by the ANSI/ISO C++
Standards Committee I assume support isn't too
far off.

Regards Mike