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From: kgorlen@sparkler.dcrt.nih.gov (Keith Gorlen)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: NIH 2.204 & ATT 2.1 problem
Summary: Design problem fixed in 3.0
Keywords: NIH Class Library, C++, Process classes
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Date: 4 Aug 90 14:24:46 GMT
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In article <1871@neon.siesoft.co.uk> dcb@oxygen.siesoft.co.uk (David Binderman) writes:
>Hello there,
>I have found a problem in building NIH 2.204 with ATT 2.1, instead
>of the usual ATT 2.0.
>
>I find that the test suite programs for stackproc and process
>execute to completion, but the message strings written out are wrong
>because the msg variable is overwritten with junk, when compiling
>with 2.1.

-->  This is due to a design problem with the Process classes in 2.204.

>Is this problem solved in the NIH 3.0 corresponding to the Gorlen, Orlow
>& Plexico book ? Is this NIH 3.0 easy for a UK site without Internet
>access to get ?

Yes, the problem is corrected in 3.0.  You can obtain 3.0 via
anonymous FTP in the file pub/nihcl.tar.Z on alw.nih.gov
(128.231.128.251).

The software distribution kit may also be ordered from the publisher
on two 5-1/4" MS-DOS format diskettes containing UNIX shell archives.

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"Data Abstraction and Object-Oriented Programming in C++"
Keith E. Gorlen, Sanford M. Orlow, and Perry S. Plexico

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