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From: James Curran/MVP (jamescurran_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-07-05 18:42:44


        Actually, the problem isn't VC++'s libraries directly, but <windows.h>
which defines min & max as macros and *must* maintain C compatibility for
"legal" reasons (i.e. if they drop support for C coding, making someone's C
app no longer compilable, they'll be sued (again) for trying to drive a
competitor out of the market)

-----Original Message-----
From: boost_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost_at_[hidden]]
   Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:17:56 +0200
   From: Saul Tamari <saul_tamari_at_[hidden]>
Subject: RE: min/max

Maybe you should try and buy a more conforming standard library from
dinkumware (for VC++). It implements the min/max functions.


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