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Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 13:35:42 +0400
From: "Alexei A. Frounze" <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru>
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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: C++, complex, etc
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 17 May 2000, Alexei A. Frounze wrote:
> 
> > I simply flame because C++ library implementations are different in
> > different compilers.
> 
> Welcome to C++.  If you don't like languages that are not standardized
> enough, don't use C++, at least not just yet.

Yup. Very friendly programming language. :))

> > > > Btw, what so I need size_t for, if both size_t and
> > > > int equal the same machine word?
> > >
> > > *If*. But how on earth is a program supposed to know if that condition
> > > holds, on the compiler it's being put through?
> >
> > I don't understand your phrase. Please tell it in other words, if possible.
> 
> You said "if both size_t and int equal the same machine word".
> Hans-Bernhard is telling you that that's a big ``if'', and a portable
> program cannot rely on that fact, or even verify it reliably.

I didn't say size_t is for user. :)

bye.
Alexei A. Frounze
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