From:	Ian Miller <itmiller AT dera DOT gov DOT uk>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: c++ compiler question
Date:	17 Nov 1998 13:01:23 +0000
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Michael Schuster <Schuster AT eev DOT e-technik DOT uni-erlangen DOT de> writes:

> The following programm compiles fine with 2.7.2.1 but not with 2.8.1
> 
> #include <stream.h>
> class ax
> {
>    int* w;
>  public:
>    ax(int elements,int dummy)
>      {
>          w=new int[elements];
>        }
> };
> class b
> {
>    ax* e;
>  public:
>    b (int row,int elements,int dummy)
>      {
>          e= new ax[row](elements,dummy); // causes the trouble
>      }
> };

I don't think new is able to call non-default constructors in
standard C++. That looks like a GNUism to me.

HTH, Ian
-- 
Ian Miller, Dorset, UK
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