Re: A FAQ with a Frequently Changing Answer

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From: Matt Austern
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 16:45

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In article <ckt-0408950105470001@ckt.vip.best.com> ckt@best.com (Chris Thomas) writes:

> All relevant C++ compilers support templates and exceptions...
> I think Borland and Symantec on the PC side both have RTTI,
> and an implementation of Symantec on the Mac does as well. >:P
> I don't know of any widely-used compiler supporting namespaces.

Metaware.  There's also some very incomplete namespace support
in gcc 2.7.0.  gcc is the only compiler I know of that supports
the new rule about the scope of variables declared in for loops:
it'll be amusing to see how much code breaks in 2.7.0.
-- 
  Matt Austern                             He showed his lower teeth.  "We 
  matt@physics.berkeley.edu                all have flaws," he said, "and 
  http://dogbert.lbl.gov/~matt             mine is being wicked."

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From: matt@godzilla.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Matt Austern)
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Subject: Re: A FAQ with a Frequently Changing Answer
Date: 04 Aug 1995 16:45:47 GMT
Organization: University of California at Berkeley (computational neuroscience)
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