🚀 go-pugleaf

krueger@luegfix.bauwesen.th-darmstadt.de (Robert Krueger) wrote:

>Hi,
>can anyone tell me about the chances of STL becoming ANSI standard? 

      It will.


>I heard 
>it was accepted in the draft but what does that actually mean? 

      That it will.


>There seem to 
>be a few different implementations out there. 

      Only the STL's interface will be defined by the Standard, and an 
interface specification may be met by any number of implementations, so 
that is not unusual. 

      However, at this stage there is no existing compiler that can meet 
even the draft STL interface statndard, because it uses advanced C++ 
features. Therefore, the available implementations all provide some subset 
of the correct interface.

                                      David
---
[ comp.std.c++ is moderated.  To submit articles: Try just posting with your 
                newsreader.  If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu
  comp.std.c++ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/faq.html
  Moderation policy: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/policy.html
  Comments? mailto:std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu 
]