From: "Tim \"Zastai\" Van Holder" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: Subject: Re: Cannot use the new style casts Lines: 30 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 17:40:33 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.224.63.5 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT pandora DOT be X-Trace: afrodite.telenet-ops.be 962214033 213.224.63.5 (Wed, 28 Jun 2000 19:40:33 MET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 19:40:33 MET DST Organization: Pandora-- Met vlotte tred op Internet To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Try gxx -v; this should give output like: ----- Reading specs from G:/Djgpp/lib/gcc-lib/djgpp/2.95.2/specs gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release) ----- As I recall, the new casts were added in version 2.8.1 of the compiler; if you're using a compiler older than 2.95, I strongly recommend getting the latest binaries from a simtelnet mirror. 2.95 supports rtti, exceptions and namespaces. If you have a recent compiler, what is the error given by the compiler (anything other than "sorry, not implemented: " suggests an error on your part, not a lack of support). wrote in message news:wkk8g9q9aa DOT fsf AT hotmail DOT com... > Hi, > > I cannot seem to be able to use the new style casts (dynamic_cast, static_cast ...) in any C++ > program that is to be compiled with the gxx that was installed along with RHIDE. I thought some > compiler flag was not set, but could find docs for any such option. Any help would be > appreciated. > > Thanks > Anupam