Re: GCC

[Mike M <linux-support@earthlink.net>]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 09:40:07PM +0100, John L Fjellstad wrote:
> The old <stdlib.h> will still be available in the C++ standard, but the
> functions and variables won't be in the std namespace.

I really must read up more on the namespace feature and why I'd
want to change the standard namespace. Googling around I find a 
1998 email that reports pre-standard C++ will soon die. In 2004
I see the Mozilla coding standard recommend against using the 
namespace feature because it is not implemented well on all C++ 
compilers that they use.  Six years have past and the standard
C++ is still not embedded where it counts - in the compilers.

A standards committee out of touch with the compiler makers?
Compiler writers can't sell new copies of the compiler based
on the usefulness of namespace.  Users won't upgrade because
the namespace feature is not worth the upgrade cost.  GNU
glosses over the .h issue by creating a sans .h wrapper file
for the .h file.

As far as I can tell, we have to stop using the .h files so
we can use a feature that we probably don't need and may not
even be supported in our compiler.

-- 
Mike

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