Announcing libstdc++-2.90.6

[Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@cygnus.com>]

1999-08-04

Release Notes   
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The Egcs Standard C++ Library v3, or libstc++-2.90.x, is an ongoing
project to implement the ISO 14882 Standard C++ library as described
in chapters 17 through 27 and annex D, as a drop-in replacement
for the current (ARM-conformant) library.

This is the seventh snapshot of the libstdc++ rewrite.  It is still 
incomplet and incorrekt.  

The Egcs Standard C++ Library v3, or libstc++-2.90.x, follows an open
development model, attempting to be fully buzzword, bazaar, and GNU
compliant. Full details on participating, including contributor
guidelines, mailing list subscription, mailing list archives,
up-to-date documentation, and various and sundry other details can be
found at the following URL:

  http://sourceware.cygnus.com/libstdc++/


New: 
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- basic_string<char> has passed validation, with the cavet empor noted
  in BUGS. Documentation for string internals has been added to the
  source code. Ryszard Kabatek has optimized and fixed numerous member
  functions, in addition to fixes from Alfred Minarik and Vadim Egorov.
- Include-path optimizations.
- The library and testsuite have been made namespace friendly 
  thanks to Alfred Minarik 
- bits/std_cmath.h and math/mathconf tweaks by Gabriel Dos Reis.
- complex, valarray, gslice  work by Gabriel Dos Reis.
- Preliminary port to cygwin by Mumit Khan
- basic_stringbuf was re-implemented to fix problems with ostringstreams.
- ios_base and basic_ios data member optimization/clarification. The
  ios heirarchy now has preliminary facet caching.
- istream::ws, getline, and all extraction operators were fixed and
  have undergone preliminary testing.
- Additional documentation by Phil Edwards.
- Many, many bug fixes.

More info is available on the project website, URL as above.

-Benjamin