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From: etxerin@trenter.ericsson.se (Erik Nyquist TX/DHT)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Class libraries for C++.
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Date: 5 Jun 89 14:20:53 GMT
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I am doing an investigation to find out about existing C++-libraries,
in particular those which are at least AT&T version 1.2 -compatible.
If you have done something similar or if you have any experience in
the field I would appreciate a mail from you.
Or you could post a news article if you feel like it.

I am using the Oregon C++-compiler, version 1.2. Also included is a
non-documented guru-version of OOPS, Keith Gorlen's class library.
Does anybody know how to get the OOPS reference manual? !!!!!!!
Has anyone tried to use any other existing class library than OOPS with this compiler?
What experiences do you have?

I also wonder if the Oregon-way to include existing C-libraries is
AT&T, version 1.2-standard? 

It's done like this:
extern "C" {
int	close( int fd );
//	... Other functiondeclarations with prototype.
}

I think that a big problem with C++, is the non-existence of a standard classlibrary
for collection-classes and other basic things. One reason could be the
fact that these basic collection classes could be implemented either the
"Smalltalk"-way (see OOPS) with a common baseclass Object or the
"ADA"-way (see GNU C++-library) with "generic" classes.  Which way is the best?
Should a future standard library provide both ways?

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