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From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
Subject: Re: Questions on the evolving standard.
Message-ID: <26CC1668.5785@tct.uucp>
Date: 17 Aug 90 16:08:08 GMT
References: <1034@lupine.NCD.COM>
Organization: Teltronics/TCT, Sarasota, FL
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According to rfg@lupine.ncd.com (Ron Guilmette):
>One final note.  The biggest thing that seems to be left unspecified in
>E&S is the whole subject of standard libraries and header files.  Are
>there any?  Are the libraries and header files mandated by the ANSI C
>standard considered a part of "standard" C++?

I would also like to know whether I can include <stdlib.h> with
impunity or if 'extern "C"' is supposed to be required.  I made a
local change to our G++ compiler which assumes that all files in
/usr/include are 'extern "C"', so that I can do a simple #include
<stdlib.h> from C and C++ programs.  I would like to know whether a
C++ must, or even may, legally allow such usage.

I also encourage any X3J16 members to speak up on the current status
of the header file and library issues.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT     <chip@tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!chip>
 "Most of my code is written by myself.  That is why so little gets done."
                 -- Herman "HLLs will never fly" Rubin