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Re: documentation about files


"Martin v. Loewis" wrote:
> 
> > is there any minimal documentation about the files in the current stdc++?
> 
> Yes, and no. Yes, there is plenty of documentation on Standard C++; I
> recommend the 3rd edition of Stroustrup's book, and the standard is
> also available. g++ implements the standards as close as feasible, so
> that any deviations would be considered bugs. From that point of view,
> there is no need for extra documentation.

:-) ok I've got the stroustrup book right here, but as I wrote, what I
would like to see some minimal doc about those which are extension like:
PlotFile.h, type_traits.h, pfstream.h ...
 
> No, g++ does not ship with online documentation about libstdc++. The
> primary reason for that is that nobody has written anything. When you
> do, please send patches to this list, or gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org.

I say again, it's not about documentation of standard c++, it's about
documentation of files in THIS implementation and documentation about
the extension in THIS implementation.

 -- Levente
 "The only thing worse than not knowing the truth is
  ruining the bliss of ignorance."

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