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RE: Error compiling templates
- To: "Martin v. Loewis" <martin at mira dot isdn dot cs dot tu-berlin dot de>
- Subject: RE: Error compiling templates
- From: "CPoblete" <poblete at lim dot com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:07:32 -0500
- Cc: <egcs-bugs at egcs dot cygnus dot com>
> > Our code has been compiling with NO problem in Sun and HP as well as gcc
> > 2.7.x and the old egcs. It also compiles in Visual C++!!! Besides the
> > author of our code has 5+ years more experience than I am, and
> cares less if
> > we cannot port them to Linux. egcs compiler fix is my only hope.
>
> Please understand that we don't 'fix' the compiler if there is no bug.
> That other compilers accept the code is no indication whatsoever, all
> those compilers have known bugs in the area of templates themselves,
> or provide extensions to C++ without diagnosing their usage (which is
> also a bug).
As I am not an expert I could not prove that the above IS A BUG. But as all
other compilers (Sun, HP, Microsoft) can compile our code, we would have to
DROP our support for Linux or gnu compiled binaries. I am personally a fan
of Linux/Gnu, but this definitely shows how they are NOT for commercial use
(anybody cares?).
>
> Regards,
> Martin