Question compiling old c++ code

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"Duncan McLeod" <dmcmd_@hotmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I have some old c++ code that compiled under gcc-2.95.3.  However, it
> will not compile under gcc-3.2.2.
> 
> The problem is the code uses streambuf functions base() allocate()
> out_waiting() and blen().

It would be helpful if you would tell us what they do, or provide
    links thereof. I don't remember what they do. (I realize this may
    be hard; IIRC the 2.9x iostreams were never documented. But
    without some notion of what they do, one can only guess.)