Re: [boost] Re: Dinkumware's Abridged C++ library

From: Chuck Allison (cda_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-01 23:20:28

Bill is P.J.

----- Original Message -----
From: <tom.widmer_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 5:30 AM
Subject: [boost] Re: Dinkumware's Abridged C++ library

> --- In boost_at_y..., "Chuck Allison" <cda_at_f...> wrote:
> > Wouldn't Bill be happy to give away a copy for this?
>
> Who's Bill? How about P.J.Plauger or Pete Becker?
>
> You can download an experimental copy from developers.qnx.com (in the
> New Stuff section). There are instructions for installations other
> than QNX there, but I'm not quite sure of the licensing issues. Also
> note that QNX is free for non-comercial use -download it from
> www.qnx.com. And very nice it is too - a microkernel POSIX compliant
> realtime OS, with a reasonable GUI.
>
> I'll be happy to make the changes once the library becomes an
> official part of QNX. If I have time anyway (it depends how extensive
> the required changes are...).
>
> In my code I had to get rid of anything to do with locales,
> stringstream (rather than i/ostringstream) and templated
> iostreams/strings. That was it though, once I'd added a version of
> bitset to the library (it doesn't include bitset by default!).
>
> Tom
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_r...>
> > To: <boost_at_y...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: [boost] Dinkumware's Abridged C++ library
> >
> >
> > > I think there would have to be someone with a copy of the library
> who
> > could
> > > make the fixes. If you're volunteering, then we have the
> support! ;-)
> > >
> > > ===================================================
> > >   David Abrahams, C++ library designer for hire
> > >  resume: http://users.rcn.com/abrahams/resume.html
> > >
> > >         C++ Booster (http://www.boost.org)
> > >           email: david.abrahams_at_r...
> > > ===================================================
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <tom.widmer_at_b...>
> > > To: <boost_at_y...>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:19 AM
> > > Subject: [boost] Dinkumware's Abridged C++ library
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Boosters,
> > > >
> > > > Any chance of adding support for the Dinkumware's Abridged C++
> > > > library to Boost? It consists of the semi-standard Embedded C++
> > > > library along with the STL.
> > > >
> > > > A few new #defines would be needed, such as
> > > > NO_IOSTREAM_VIRTUAL_INHERITENCE (no fstream, iostream or
> stringstream
> > > > class - work around using ofstream and ifstream, etc),
> > > > NO_TEMPLATED_IOSTREAMS which means what it says - no basic_ios
> and
> > > > just ios.
> > > >
> > > > I am considering using Dinkumware's Abridged lib with g++ on
> QNX soon
> > > > in order to bring down compile times and executable sizes (I am
> > > > currently using the full Dinkumware libs). I think the only
> change in
> > > > the boost stuff that I use is that lexical_cast needs fixing
> for no
> > > > stringstream - it can be easily (if less that optimally)
> implemented
> > > > in terms of ostringstream and istringstream.
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
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