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- From: cmahony@ibm.net (Colin Mahoney)
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- Subject: Re: [Q] possible == Borland + STL; // but how ?
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 23:56:15 GMT
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- rothpn@usa.pipeline.com wrote:
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- >I've read several posts indicating that the Borland compiler
- >was used to develop the STL, so I believe it.
- >
- >The details, however, are not obvious to me; hence these Q's:
- >
- >- What is the (any) reference that I could start with? Do
- >you recommend Mark Nelson's book?
- >
- >- where do I #define __MINMAX_DEFINED?
- > - in the IDE?
- > - before certain #include's?
- >It seems to me that this #define must be global, otherwise
- >"large" projects will founder on the order in which #include's
- >must be specified.
- >--
- >Grace + Peace
- >Peter N Roth
- >Engineering Objects International rothpn@usa.pipeline.com
- >Engineering and Scientific Software: Delphi C++ f77 --> C++
- >On-Site Andragogy for Beginning and Experienced Programmers
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- There was an article by Mark Nelson the December edition of Dr Dobb's Journal.
- The source code includes the following lines at the very beginning:
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- #define __MINMAX_DEFINED
- #pragma option -vi-
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- the option just enables inline inline functions. Hope it helps - I haven't
- compiled iy myself.
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