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From: Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>
Subject: Re: libstdc++/8616: std::string<double>  ?
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The following reply was made to PR libstdc++/8616; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>
To: bwheadley@earthlink.net
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org, nigels@nigels.com
Subject: Re: libstdc++/8616: std::string<double>  ?
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 23:14:37 -0500

 On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 12:57:47AM -0000, bwheadley@earthlink.net wrote:
 > >Description:
 > std::string<double> j is a valid datatype?
 
 The second foo.log doesn't contain any compiler messages.
 
 In any case, no, this
 
     int main(int argc,char *argv[])
     {
            std::string<double>  j;
 
     //       j = 25.9;
     }
 
 is not going to work.  I'm not even certain what you're trying to do.
 
 
 Phil
 
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 I would therefore like to posit that computing's central challenge, viz. "How
 not to make a mess of it," has /not/ been met.
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