__gnu_cxx error in OpenSolaris

[asyropoulos@aol.com]

>> I don't have an official copy of the latest standard, but I don't 
believe 0b
>> is anything other than a GNU extension.
>>
>> http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Binary-constants.html
>
>Yes, it's an extension, so use -pedantic as documented in the manual.

And why not have this option as the default to so to discourage or even 
prevent people from
using the extensions?

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