libstdc++/9615: STL classes are not in the std namespace

libstdc++/9615: STL classes are not in the std namespace

[khenry]

>Number:         9615
>Category:       libstdc++
>Synopsis:       STL  classes are not in the std namespace
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 07 17:36:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kevin Henry
>Release:        3.2.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
RedHat Linux 8.0
>Description:
In 3.2.1, you have moved many of the STL classes into your own namespace, __gnu_cxx, which should be in the std namespace.  Also, they are not in the standard include directory, but rather in multiple subdirectories, including 'ext'.

This makes writing portable code impossible.  I need to be able to use the STL code on Windows, Linux (6.2, 8.0), HPUX, and Solaris.  

The STL classes should be in their standard locations (as specified by SGI) so that STL is, in fact, STANDARD.
>How-To-Repeat:

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Re: libstdc++/9615: STL classes are not in the std namespace

[Phil Edwards]

The following reply was made to PR libstdc++/9615; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>
To: Kevin Henry <kevin.henry@amdocs.com>
Cc: paolo@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, khenry@amdocs.com,
   gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: libstdc++/9615: STL  classes are not in the std namespace
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:46:19 -0500

 On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 12:10:05PM -0600, Kevin Henry wrote:
 > 
 > I will not get into a shouting match over your definition of standard.  
 
 You don't have to.  The one from ISO is the only one that counts.
 
     http://anubis.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/
 
 And that's what we implement.
 
 
 Phil
 
 -- 
 I would therefore like to posit that computing's central challenge, viz. "How
 not to make a mess of it," has /not/ been met.
                                                  - Edsger Dijkstra, 1930-2002

Re: libstdc++/9615: STL classes are not in the std namespace

[Paolo Carlini]

The following reply was made to PR libstdc++/9615; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Paolo Carlini <pcarlini@unitus.it>
To: Kevin Henry <kevin.henry@amdocs.com>
Cc: paolo@gcc.gnu.org,  gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org,  gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org, 
 khenry@amdocs.com,  nobody@gcc.gnu.org,  gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: libstdc++/9615: STL  classes are not in the std namespace
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 19:18:35 +0100

 Kevin Henry wrote:
 
 >It's not decided by SGI 'a few days ago', as you say.
 >
 Sorry for the typo, I really meant "a few years ago".
 
 Unfortunately for you we implement the one and only standard in force 
 for the C++ language and its library. Please look at it and will 
 discover that all those parts of the original STL library which where 
 accepted for inclusion in the standard are where they should be.
 
 Paolo.
 
 http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=9615
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RE: libstdc++/9615: STL classes are not in the std namespace

[Kevin Henry]

The following reply was made to PR libstdc++/9615; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Kevin Henry <kevin.henry@amdocs.com>
To: paolo@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org,
   khenry@amdocs.com, nobody@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:  
Subject: RE: libstdc++/9615: STL  classes are not in the std namespace
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:10:05 -0600 

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 It's not decided by SGI 'a few days ago', as you say.  It's in the STLPort4 code from last February as being in that location, in Microsoft's STL provided with MSVC 6.0 (from '96?)  All other platforms have these STL portions in the std namespace, and because of these changes, STL on gcc3.x.x is useless!  STL was originally conceived by SGI, not as part of the C++ standard.  The changes that have been made to the compiler make it impossible for me to use STLPort4 instead of the supplied STL.
 
 I will not get into a shouting match over your definition of standard.  
 
 Thanks for your lack of help.
 
 Kevin
 
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: paolo@gcc.gnu.org [mailto:paolo@gcc.gnu.org]
 > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 12:45 PM
 > To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org; gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org; khenry@amdocs.com;
 > nobody@gcc.gnu.org
 > Subject: Re: libstdc++/9615: STL classes are not in the std namespace
 > 
 > 
 > Synopsis: STL  classes are not in the std namespace
 > 
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
 > State-Changed-By: paolo
 > State-Changed-When: Fri Feb  7 17:45:14 2003
 > State-Changed-Why:
 >     Why do you think we have moved that stuff to the __gnu_cxx
 >     namespace and the ext dir? Because it's _not_ standard!
 >     On the other hand, all of the standard STL classes, where
 >     standard means as mandated by ISO/IEC 14882 International
 >     Standard (not what happened to be chosen by SGI a few 
 >     days ago, which is _completely_ irrelevant) _are_ in
 >     namespace std.
 > 
 > http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&
 database=gcc&pr=9615
 > 
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Re: libstdc++/9615: STL classes are not in the std namespace

[paolo]

Synopsis: STL  classes are not in the std namespace

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: paolo
State-Changed-When: Fri Feb  7 17:45:14 2003
State-Changed-Why:
    Why do you think we have moved that stuff to the __gnu_cxx
    namespace and the ext dir? Because it's _not_ standard!
    On the other hand, all of the standard STL classes, where
    standard means as mandated by ISO/IEC 14882 International
    Standard (not what happened to be chosen by SGI a few 
    days ago, which is _completely_ irrelevant) _are_ in
    namespace std.

http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=9615