Re: Conforming compilers should compile STL?

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From: Jason D. Morris
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 03:55

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On 16 Mar 96 16:09:58 GMT, David Byrden <goyra@iol.ie> wrote:

>>> This I can understand. But isn't the standard going to include an
>>> implementation of the STL?
>
>   Why should it? The whole point of programming languages is that you can 
>specify an interface which can be met by many possible implementations.
>

Except for one minor detail.  The draft standard also specifies
*performance* requirements for the algorithms and containers in the
STL.  So, while not explicitly specifying an implementation, an
implementor's hand will be somewhat forced in terms of choosing an
implementation that meets the performance specs.

Jason
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