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From: diamond@diamond.csl.sony.junet (Norman Diamond)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Gnu Gbugs?
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Date: 17 May 89 12:30:08 GMT
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In article <1887@ektools.UUCP> randolph@ektools.UUCP (Gary L. Randolph) writes:

>Are the following current Gnu gbugs???

>1.)
>overload show;
>void show(int x) { cout<<"\nThe integer is: "<<x<<"\n"; }
>void show(int x, int y)
>   { cout<<"\nThe integers are: "<<x<<" and "<<y<<"\n"; }
>void show(float f) { cout<<"\nThe float is: "<<f<<"\n"; }

>main() { show(3.14); }

>The integer is: 3             //Here's the rub

>AT&T followed the exact match rule without error.

IMHO 3.14 is a constant of type double, which is not an exact match
for either float or int.  Looks like a bug in both gnu and cfront.

>2.)
>class A { private: int x; ... }
>class B : A { ... privPrint(){cout<<"x is: "<<A::x<<"\n";} ... }

Looks like a gbug to me.

>3.)
Wants
>Federation::Federation(char* util, char* id, int meds,
>                        int fp, int sob)
>                        :StarCruiser(util)
instead of
>Federation::Federation(char* util, char* id, int meds,
>                        int fp, int sob)
>                        :(util)

One of Dr. Stroustrup's published articles has already promised this.
In fact, it will be necessary to do this with multiple inheritance.

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