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RE: libgetopt++ and setup and libstdc++
- From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g dot r dot vansickle at worldnet dot att dot net>
- To: "Cygwin-Apps" <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:43:14 -0500
- Subject: RE: libgetopt++ and setup and libstdc++
> Ok,
> we're finally there. Setup now can use libstdc++ routines,
> allowing the full range of C++ programming constructs. Probably even
> exceptions, but I have not tested that yet.
>
As the late Kool-Aid man once said, "OH YEAH!"!
[snip]
> We can also use the C++ string class. However, except for the trivial -
> such as option parsing - we should still use the cistring or String++
> classes, as we need unicode support eventually, and also formatmessage
> support. They can of course use string as an underlying container if
> appropriate.
>
There's a cute 'trick' here that gives you the best of both worlds:
typedef basic_string< TCHAR > StringAW;
Now the "StringAW" type is either wide or narrow depending on build-time
defines.
--
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer. Patriot.