Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 01:16:21 -0400
From: David Witbrodt <dawitbro AT alpha DOT delta DOT edu>
Subject: Re: References to temporary objects in C++
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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> You didn;t indicate with GCC you are using. It would be GCC, for more
> info on GCC see the GCC main page:-
> http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc.html
> 
> GCC C++ support has changed allot since the mid 1990's and will
> continue to change like all of the other C++ compilers.
> 
> Andrew

  I apologize for being unclear.  The frustrating experience I had in
recent years was with one of the versions just before GCC 3.0 was
released -- probably GCC 2.95, or something.  The version I used
yesterday was GCC 3.22, a very recent release.
  My intention was not to complain, but to indicate pleasant surprise. 
I was wondering if anyone else -- who has been using DJGPP all along --
knew when support for passing temporary objects by reference became
supported, out of curiosity.  It had to be within the past 2 years
sometime.  I was just happy to see that some of Stroustrup's simple
examples would finally work with DJGPP.

  This is not meant as a criticism, much less an insult.  I have always
been very grateful for the efforts of the DJGPP workers, and have meant
to contribute to the project for several years.  It has, so far, been
impossible for me to find time to bring my skills up to a level anywhere
near what would be necessary.

Thanks again,
Dave W.