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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Ilya Grigorenko" <e_milen_e AT hotmail DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: old Galib library (with templates) does not work under g++ 3.3.1
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:11:58 +0100
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Ilya Grigorenko wrote:
> Hello!
> After the installation of the newest cygwin with g++ 3.3.1 compiler(before
> it was something like 2.95, and it was not such a problem), it became
> impossible to
> use Galib library (genetic algorithms).
> The problem appears when I try to compile programs, containing templates,
it
> does not recognize them.
> Other example programs from Galib, without templates, run Ok.
> What I can do about it?
> Can I install an older version of g++?

If you hunt around, you might find a copy of the old gcc2 package for
cygwin, but note that it was officially withdrawn due to being buggy. (I
don't know the specifics)

> Or there is another way to solve this?

Fix Galib to work with gcc 3.

Really, gcc2 is *dead*. Gcc 3 is now on it's 5th minor version, and it's
been with us for quite some time. It's time to move on.

Max.


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