I've noticed that the major Addison Wesley C++ books by Stroustrup,
Coplien, and Lippman are frequently reprinted. The indication on the
copyright page might say something like "Reprinted with corrections:
June, 1993". I've noticed reprint dates a year apart or, if I'm not
mistaken, only months apart for the same book on the same bookstore
shelf. I have a couple of questions:

1. Does each subsequent "reprinting with corrections" actually mean
that corrections were added since the last "reprinting with
corrections" or was the book just reprinted to replenish the supply?

2. My motivation for these questions is that I'd like to have all of
the latest corrections to these books. I'd prefer to not have to
repurchase these books every time I see a newer "Reprinted with
corrections" version. Regardless of the outcome of Question #1, are the
corrections to these books available independently (hopefully on some
kind of server)?

Thank you for your time.

James Watkin,
UCLA Office of Academic Computing/Microcomputer Support Office

A couple of months ago I found errata at
ftp.std.com  in AW/stroustrup2e

I know Lippman is in a separate directory under AW also.  I cannot remember
if Coplien is there.
--
Gary Lauther   laut4787@mstr.hgc.edu

In article <389ss5$mee@news.mic.ucla.edu> watkin@mic.ucla.edu writes:
>
>1. Does each subsequent "reprinting with corrections" actually mean
>that corrections were added since the last "reprinting with
>corrections" or was the book just reprinted to replenish the supply?
>
>2. My motivation for these questions is that I'd like to have all of
>the latest corrections to these books. I'd prefer to not have to
>repurchase these books every time I see a newer "Reprinted with
>corrections" version...

Of course the authors and the publishers have different goals.  They
would prefer it if you _did_ buy each of the corrected/updated versions.

(Any superficial correlation between the sale of C++ books and the rate
of change of the C++ language definition over the past several years is
of course strictly coincidental.)

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In article <smeyersCy8soB.DGr@netcom.com>, smeyers@netcom.com (Scott
Meyers) wrote:

> Regarding my book, Effective C++, this is from the preface:
>
>   I maintain a list of changes to this book since its first printing,
>   including bug-fixes, clarifications, and technical updates. This
>   list is available via anonymous FTP from the Internet site
>   wilma.cs.brown.edu in the file pub/Effective_C++_errata.txt.

This wasn't added to the preface until the sixth printing.  Nice to finally
find out about it (I have a 4th printing).

In article <1994Oct22.163736.173@merlin.hgc.edu> laut4787@hgc.edu (Gary Lauther) writes:
| A couple of months ago I found errata at
| ftp.std.com  in AW/stroustrup2e
|
| I know Lippman is in a separate directory under AW also.  I cannot remember
| if Coplien is there.

In January 1993 Stan Lippman posted the following:

  here is an electronic errata list for the
  C++ Primer reflected in the 7th printing

  let me once again thank the many people who
  have taken the time to note erors ( :-) )
  and send them on to me.

  And let me once more very humbly apologize
  for my errrors and the consternation they
  may have caused.

  stan lippman
  at&t bell laboratories
  sbl\@research.att.com

  *********************************************************

  Note:  I will place this (and earlier errata) under the
  directory AW/Primer on

      world.std.com

  both the C++ Primer code and errata will then be
  available via anonymous ftp thanks to Addison-Wesley.

Of course, it is possible that this list of errata has moved elsewhere
since that message was posted.

Regarding my book, Effective C++, this is from the preface:

  I maintain a list of changes to this book since its first printing,
  including bug-fixes, clarifications, and technical updates. This
  list is available via anonymous FTP from the Internet site
  wilma.cs.brown.edu in the file pub/Effective_C++_errata.txt. If you
  would like a copy of this file, but you lack access to the Internet,
  please send a request to one of the addresses above, and I will see
  that the list is sent to you.

One of these days I'll move the errata list to AW's ftp site, but I
don't know when that will happen.

Scott