From: Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
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Subject: Re: missing C++ header <limits>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 18:09:10 -0500
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Michael Lehotay wrote:
> 
> I've started to teach myself C++ from Stroustrup (3rd ed.), and I've run
> into a problem: there is no <limits> header file. I realize I could use
> <limits.h> instead, but what I really wanted was numeric_limits.

When there is a C header named <x.h>, the corresponding C++ header is
called <cx>.  In this case, it is <climits>.

An unfortunate problem with BS's 3rd ed is a large number of errata,
which are listing in several files at the wed site you can reach through
the URL on the back cover of your book.

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