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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:45:14 -0800
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: String class and lgpp 2.8: is something missing?
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Martin Smith wrote:
> 
> I asked this question a week ago, but nobody answered.  So, I'll try
> again.
> 
> I have the "latest" versions of lgpp and so on (versions 2.8x)..., and I
> use rhide.
> 
> OK.  Most stuff compiles and runs fine, BUT the C++ String class (in
> _string.h, with library supposedly in libgpp.a) COMPILES, but fails to
> link.  "Undefined reference to String::String (char*)" and so on.
> 
> Comparing the file sizes of libgpp.a from versions 2.7 and 2.8, one
> notices that the latter is about 40% smaller than the former.  Is there
> something missing from this newer version of lgpp.a?  Is it just me?
> Where are the Strings???

AFAIK, in 2.7 libgpp included all the standard C++ functionality, as
well as a bunch of GNU-invented stuff.  In 2.8, standard stuff was moved
into libstdcxx, while libgpp kept the GNU stuff (now deprecated).
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com