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- From: ohrd!twriter@cs.toronto.edu (Timothy Writer)
- Subject: Re: Help: Looking for documentation on iostream library.
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.150955.21600@ohrd.uucp>
- Keywords: iostream
- Organization: "Ontario Hydro - Research Division"
- References: <1992Aug18.034448.18472@ohrd.uucp> <1992Aug18.192901.22944@lucid.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 15:09:55 GMT
- Lines: 46
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- jss@lucid.com (Jerry Schwarz) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Aug18.034448.18472@ohrd.uucp>, ohrd!twriter@cs.toronto.edu (Timothy Writer) writes:
- >|> I recently compiled gcc-2.2.2 and libg++-2.2 for my workstation,
- >|> replacing g++-1.40.3 and libg++-1.39.0. I understand that the
- >|> (io)stream library has changed substantially to conform to the proposed
- >|> ANSI standard. Unfortunately the documentation for libg++-2.2 assumes
- >|> the user has adequate documentation for iostreams. As I have already
- >|> spent a small fortune on C++ books which predate the (new) iostream
- >|> library, I am reluctant to purchase another. Is there a
- >|> book/paper/report which fully documents only the iostream library?
- >|> Where can I get one? Is there anything available via anonymous ftp?
-
-
- >The g++ iostream library is based primarily on the AT&T iostream
- >library, that shipped with cfront 2.0. It should be discussed in
-
- Thanks for the correction.
-
- >any text for that level of the language. It is described briefly
- >in Lippman "C++ Primer 2nd Edition" and Stroustrup "C++ Programming
- >language 2nd edition". More extensive documentation including man
-
- I have the *first* edition of both Lippman and Stroustrup. If these
- were the only C++ texts I have, I would be happy to buy the second
- editions as they are now somewhat dated. However, I also have the ARM,
- "Advanced C++" by Coplien, and "The C++ Answer Book" by Hansen. I am
- reluctant to invest in the *second* edition of either Lippman or
- Stroustrup simply for their brief discussion of the iostream library.
-
- >pages and a paper entitled "Iostream Examples" (by myself) is shipped
- >with most cfront ports. As far as I know there are no ftpable documents.
-
- Short of buying cfront, is there any *complete* reference for the
- iostream library? I am happy to spend money if my purchase gives me
- what I need.
-
- > -- Jerry Schwarz
-
- Tim
-
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