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In article <4kefm7$oao@ncar.ucar.edu>,
jadams@sage.cgd.ucar.edu (James Adams) wrote:
  >	I have begun using SGI's C++ compiler (Translator 4.0) since
  >I want to use their CASEVision debugger.  I have previously used g++
  >to do my compilation, and it correctly interpreted the "bool" type
  >without any problems.  However now that I am using SGI's compiler I
  >get all kinds of compiler errors whenever it encounters "bool", "true",
  >or "false" in my codes.  The only workaround I've been able to come up
  >with is to include the following lines in my header file:
  >
  >typedef int     bool;
  >#define true    1
  >#define false   0
  
bool is a fairly new ANSI C++ draft proposal keyword; I wish someone would
finally finish the ANSI C++ specs, seems to drag on and on...

Anyway, the keyword is supported starting with the 6.2 compilers, chapter 3
of the forthcoming 6.2 release notes have information about what's new,
including support for bool and wchar_t types. Meanwhile you could use the
trick you are using above.

Note that when bool is used in the 6.2 compilers, true and false will be
reserved keywords. The compiler will also then predefine a macro called
_BOOL, so you could use this label as well.

--Kent


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