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Re: [Q] status of SGI STL and ISO C++
- To: sb at metis dot no (Steinar Bang), egcs at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: [Q] status of SGI STL and ISO C++
- From: Jason Merrill <jason at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 26 May 1998 11:50:27 -0700
- References: <whpvh17cmb.fsf.cygnus.egcs@viffer.oslo.metis.no>
>>>>> Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no> writes:
> I've noticed that the SGI STL of egcs diverges from the STL of Bjarne
> III and the ISO Standard. I've followed the link from the egcs 1.0.3
> release page to the SGI STL page, and the latest date I could find on
> the "What's New" page
> <URL:http://www.sgi.com/Technology/STL/whats_new.html>
> is Halloween of 1997.
> That's over 6 months back. Is SGI STL being actively maintained? Are
> they shooting for compliance with the standard? Or will egcs/gcc need
> to fork off and maintain their own version of the library?
SGI is still actively developing their STL package, they just haven't made
a public release for a while because it's in a state of transition.
Jason