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     1 The following fix was made in 4.0 since 4.0 Release Candidate :
       
     2 
       
     3 	* _threads.h/_config.h : for all platforms, static mutexes made non-indirect
       
     4 
       
     5 	* _iterator_base.h : made possible to choose between iterator_traits approach
       
     6 	  and old-style iterator queries like iterator_category(), value_type(), etc. 
       
     7 	  (Thanks to John R. Bandela for pointing this out)
       
     8 	* _config.h, stl_user_config.h : introduced __STL_OLD_HP_ITERATOR_QUERIES switch to
       
     9 	  allow old-style and new-style iterator queries (for all compilers). 
       
    10 	  iterator_traits<> made always defined. 
       
    11 
       
    12 	* _ptr_specialize.h - specializations of type_traits<> for compilers w/o partial spec
       
    13 	  moved into separate file. Added iterator_traits<> specializations for pointer types
       
    14 	  for __STL_NO_OLD_HP_ITERATOR_QUERIES case. Macro __STL_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE is now available
       
    15 	  to specialize both type_traits and iterator_traits for a pointer to user-defined 
       
    16 	  type (latter for standard-style iterator queries mode only)
       
    17 
       
    18 	* vc5.mak : __STL_NO_FORCE_INSTANTIATE flag restored
       
    19 
       
    20 	* _site_config.h : if __STL_NO_NEW_IOSTREAMS or __STL_NO_IOSTREAMS specified, 
       
    21 	 SGI iostreams are being turned off. __STL_NO_SGI_IOSTREAMS moved into stl_user_config.h
       
    22 	(Thanks to Sathish T C for the report)
       
    23 
       
    24 	* stl_watcom.h : _REENTRANT is being set if _MT is set (thanks to Ricardo E. Gayoso for the input)
       
    25 	
       
    26 The following fix was made in 4.0 Release Candidate :
       
    27 	* _threads.h, _alloc.c : fixed use of _STL_mutex_base instead of _STL_STATIC_MUTEX macro 
       
    28 
       
    29 The following changes were made in 4.0 Release Candidate since 4.0 beta 8:
       
    30 
       
    31 	* fstream.cpp : WIN32 fstreambuf::open flag mapping fixed
       
    32 	  (thanks to Alberto Barbati for the reports)
       
    33 
       
    34 	* ctype.cpp : fixed classic table regarding ios_base::print/ios_base::space
       
    35 	  conflict (thanks to Alberto Barbati for the report)
       
    36 
       
    37 	* cmath : added same workaround for SUN's math exception/std::exception name clash
       
    38 	  as was there in math.h before
       
    39 	
       
    40 	* _streambuf.c : added "typename" to out-of-line functions (thanks to Michael Tsirkin for the report)
       
    41 
       
    42 	* README fixed to be consistent about SGI iostreams setting (thanks to Ed Brey for the report)
       
    43 
       
    44 	* _bitset.h : fixed SUN CC 4.2 crash with -g option (thanks to Alex Vanic for the report),
       
    45 	  fixed bug in bitset<>::reference base bitset typedef
       
    46 
       
    47 	* _threads.h/.c  - fixed issue with inconsistent system's macro for initialization
       
    48 	  and warning about partially bracketed initializer
       
    49 
       
    50 	* debug/_vector.h : fixed _Vector_nonconst_traits specialization for bit_vector
       
    51 	  (thanks for Dave Abrahams for the fix & reminder)
       
    52 
       
    53 	* config/msvc.h - addidional level 4 warnings suppressed (thanks to Ed Brey for the report) 
       
    54 	* _ios.h : fixed DLL export decl for MSVC (thanks to Alberto Barbati for the report)
       
    55 
       
    56 	* stdio_streambuf.cpp : compatibility fix for glibc 2.2 (thanks to Bill Shanahan for the patch)
       
    57 	* _iterator_base.h : added iterator<output_iterator_tag, void,..> specialization;
       
    58 	  _stream_iterator.h : ostream_iterator changed to inherit from iterator<>
       
    59 	 (thanks to Raphael Bossek for the report)
       
    60 
       
    61 	* INSTALL : added some exaples and fixed typos (thanks to Beman Dawes for the report)
       
    62 
       
    63 	* _site_config.h : more consistency checks for MT (thanks to John Maddock for the input)
       
    64 
       
    65 	* _messages_facets.h : added DLL export decls (thanks to John Maddock for the report)
       
    66 
       
    67 	* complex_io_w.cpp : fixed specialization syntax for aCC (thanks to Paul E. Blanchard for the report)
       
    68 
       
    69 	* complex_exp.cpp : fixed pow() bug for negative arguments (thanks to Anton Sergeev for the report)
       
    70 	* _fstream.h/_streambuf.h : MRC/MPW workarounds (thanks for Tsutomu Yoshida for the report)
       
    71 
       
    72 	* using/fstream.h : added missing end-of-line (thanks to Jean-Francois Panisset for the report)
       
    73 
       
    74 	* <typeinfo> : workaround for VC++ 6.0 defining type_info in gobal namespace (thanks to Bosko Ivanisevic for pointing that out)
       
    75 
       
    76 	* _threads.h/_threads.c/pthread_alloc : improved pthreads portability (thatnks to Michael Tsirkin for the patch) 
       
    77 
       
    78 	* _debug.h/_debug.c : __STL_ASSERT/__STL_VERBOSE_ASSERT/__STL_VERBOSE_RETUN macros guarded to be overridable by user (thanks to Tony Gould for the input)
       
    79 
       
    80 	* _valarray.h : added assert to operator= 
       
    81 
       
    82 	* config/vc_select_lib.h : added _AFXDLL recognition (thanks to Andrew Phipps for input)
       
    83 
       
    84 	* _rope.h : added default constructors to please gcc-2.7.2
       
    85 
       
    86 	* _set.h/_hash_set.h : pointer and reference typedefs fixed (thanks to Anton Sergeev for the report)
       
    87 
       
    88 	* stl/_config.h : stl_user config.h included prior to other parts of configuration
       
    89 	(thanks to Frank Samuel for the report)
       
    90 	
       
    91 The following changes were made in 4.0 beta 8 since 4.0 beta 7:
       
    92 
       
    93 	* Merged changes for 06/08 SGI library snapshot; mostly in locale
       
    94 	
       
    95 	* Merged series of fixes/workarounds by Tsutomu Yoshida (thanks!):
       
    96 	*   _rope.c - fixed memory leak bug;	
       
    97 	*   _debug.c/_debug.h - added extra zero-initialization for more robustness;
       
    98 	*   _list.h - MPW - specific fixes;
       
    99 	*   _hashtable.h - fixed debug renaming clash for __STL_USE_ABBREVS 
       
   100 	*   EH workarounds to make Apple compilers behave
       
   101 
       
   102 	* _fstream.c : fixed tellg() bug in text mode
       
   103 
       
   104 	* <csignal> : added sig_atomic_t import
       
   105 
       
   106 	* series of fixes for HP aCC 1.23 ( thanks to Michael Tsirkin for the patch ):
       
   107 	  _bvector.h : all relops are specialized;
       
   108 	  stl_hpacc.h - fixed config;
       
   109 	  hpacc.mak : added makefiles for HP aCC in src and test
       
   110 	  debug/_iterator.h, debug/_vector.h - removed future errors due to baseclass member use 
       
   111 	
       
   112 	* <cstdlib> : added import of system() call (thanks to Petr Ovchenkov for the report) 
       
   113 
       
   114 	* _REENTRANT is now set by default to be on for all SGI iostreams compilations.
       
   115 	  Same is being enforced if SGI iostreams are used.
       
   116 	
       
   117 	* _pair.h : added workaround for make_pair in case of char literals 
       
   118 	  (extension, only works with partial function order)
       
   119 
       
   120 	* config/stl_gcc.h - fixed configuration problem for "g++-3" directory used in Cygnus and Mingw 
       
   121 	  distributions for gcc-2.95.2, while all other platforms use "g++". Added recognition section.
       
   122 	  Thanks to Dave Abrahams for the report.
       
   123 
       
   124 	* config/stl_mlc.h : added support for MLC compiler (thanks to Anton Sergeev for the patch)
       
   125 
       
   126 	* <memory> : auto_ptr simplified (thanks to Kon Tantos for problem report)
       
   127 	
       
   128 	* num_get.cpp : included <ostream> to get external symbols right. 
       
   129 
       
   130 	* stl_ibm.h : __STL_NO_TYPEINFO added for OS/2 (thanks to Willie Arbuckle for the report)
       
   131 
       
   132 	* stl_bc.h  : fixed enforcement of static library until dynamic made to work (thanks to J. Lambert for the report) 
       
   133 	* src/stlport.rc : improved version definition to work with mingw32, <winres.h> changed to <windows.h>
       
   134 	
       
   135 	* src/mingw32.mak : Made use of stlport.rc for DLL build (thanks to Danny Smith for the suggestion)
       
   136 	* debug/_vector.h : name clash removed for _Base (thanks to Will Fike for the report)
       
   137 
       
   138 	* _monetary.h - added "static const bool intl" member to meneypunct<> templates 
       
   139 	  (thanks to Anton Sergeev for the report)
       
   140 
       
   141 	* _bitset.h : added forward friend decraration for reference (thanks to Anton Sergeev for the report)
       
   142 
       
   143 	* _tree.h : made _Rb_tree_base_iterator::_M_node initialized in default constructor (thanks to Dean Sturtevant for the report)
       
   144 
       
   145 	* _set.h : reinterpret_cast<> changed to C-style cast (thanks to Dave Abrahams for the suggestion)
       
   146 
       
   147 	* Use of raw SGI allocators (like __node_alloc) as an allocator parameter deprecated, 
       
   148 	  available only with __STL_USE_RAW_SGI_ALLOCATORS macro. May be removed later.
       
   149 	  __allocator<T> still available unless __STL_NO_EXTENSIONS is specified
       
   150 
       
   151 	* _limits.h/_limits.c - alignment fix for Solaris;
       
   152 	* Modified __format_float* routines to take long double as parameter;
       
   153           (thatnks to Anthony Williams for the patch)
       
   154 
       
   155 	* debug/_iterator.h - wrappers for noncompliant compilers moved under 
       
   156 	  #ifdef __SGI_STL_NO_ARROW_OPERATOR  (thanks to Dave Abrahams for the input)
       
   157 
       
   158 	* _numeric_facets.h - num_put<> , num_get<> virtual members made outline to work
       
   159 	  aroung gcc-2.95 bug.
       
   160 	
       
   161 	* <cstdio> : undefined obsolete C macros : getchar/putchar & the like.
       
   162 
       
   163 	* ctype.cpp : fixed bug with ctype<char>::is (const char*, const char*, mask)
       
   164 	
       
   165 	* ctype.cpp : fixed is(print) for certain platforms where print is a separate flag
       
   166 
       
   167 	* ftstream.cpp : fixed corner case bug for Win32 text output (thanks for Dirk Schreib for the report) 
       
   168 
       
   169 	* _streambuf.h, _fstream.h, stdio_strembuf.h : fixed overflow/pbackfail() virtuals definition;
       
   170 	* _bitset.h : _M_copy_from_string fixed for non-member-template case (thanks to Alex Vanic for the report)
       
   171 
       
   172 	* gcc-glibc.mak, common_macros.mak : GLIBC compilation fixes (thanks to Thomas Witt for the report)
       
   173 	* WCHAR_MIN, WCHAR_MAX definitions moved from <limits> to <cwchar>
       
   174 
       
   175 	* char_traits<char>::to_char_type : parameter changed to int
       
   176 
       
   177 	* <cstddef> included in <new> (for size_t)
       
   178 
       
   179 	* _codecvt<>::do_length: fixed first parameter to be const mbstate_t &;
       
   180 	  virtual fns moved into .cpp, to work aroung gcc bugs
       
   181 
       
   182 	* _complex.h : fixed complex<>::operator= and constructors signature to take const T& 
       
   183 
       
   184 	* _istream.c : fixed formatted input involving binary '0'
       
   185 
       
   186 	* locale_impl.cpp : insertion of time_put<wchar_t> fixed
       
   187 	
       
   188 The following changes were made in 4.0 beta 7 since 4.0 beta 6:
       
   189 
       
   190        	* Merged series of fixes/workarounds by Tsutomu Yoshida (thanks!):	
       
   191        	* cmath,  _complex.h, stl_apple.h, _deque.h - MPW/MRC specific workarounds
       
   192        	* _bitset.h - removed the obsolete _WordT template parameters.
       
   193        	* _ctype.h, _codecvt.h, _collate.h, _istream.h,     _messages_facets.h, _monetary.c
       
   194        	  _monetary.h, _numeric_facets.h,  _time_facets.h - added workaround for locale's nested class.
       
   195        	* _ostream.c_ostream.h - added proposed modification against the <ostream> circular inclusion problem.
       
   196        	* test/eh/test_deque.cpp - removed the obsolete template argument
       
   197 
       
   198 	* _bitset.h - removed obsolete adaptor (thanks to Alex Vanic for the report)
       
   199 
       
   200 	* _[io]stream.h - removed extra DLL specs (thanks to Danny Smith for the report)
       
   201 
       
   202 	* stl_msvc.h - fixed bug caused static lib to always be selected
       
   203 	
       
   204 	* gcc.mak - fixed AR definition for static link 
       
   205 
       
   206 	* Added workaround for static locale::id member in DLL for mingw32 (thanks for Danny Smith for the report)
       
   207 	
       
   208 	* _string_io.h : added _widen() to get getline() compile with wchar (somewhat missing in b6 , thanks to Mikhail Leonov for reminder)
       
   209 	
       
   210 	* threads.h - fixed guards for DreamSega WinCE (thanks to Ben Nason for the report)
       
   211 
       
   212 	* fstream.cpp : fixed truncation for WIN32 (thanks to Bruce Alderson for the report)
       
   213 
       
   214 	* _istream.c/_M_ignore_unbuffered() - fixed count bug 
       
   215 
       
   216 	* _istream.c/ readsome() : fixed extra failbit setting on eof
       
   217 
       
   218 	* __get_integer - enhanced using a table; input value made unchanged in case of error.
       
   219 
       
   220 	* __get_base_or_zero - more code factored out
       
   221 
       
   222 	* stl_wince.h : fixed assert() definition for Win CE (thanks to Andrew Waters for the report)
       
   223 
       
   224 	* vc_select_lib.h " fixed __declspec selection for Win CE (thanks to Andrew Waters for the report)
       
   225 
       
   226 	* _rope.c - fixed bug in _S_destr_concat_char_iter (thanks to E.Musser for the fix)
       
   227 
       
   228 	* debug/_vector.h - fixed DLL export for vector<void*>
       
   229 
       
   230 	* _vector.h, _deque.h, _bvector.h - obsolete guards around at() methods removed ;
       
   231 	* type_traits.h - WinCE compatibility fixes for -> operator definition ;
       
   232 	* _vector.h, _deque,h - removed extra casts (thanks to Andrew Waters for the report)
       
   233 
       
   234 	* _algobase.h - optimized lexicografical_compare() overload for char*
       
   235 	
       
   236 The following changes were made in 4.0 beta 6 since 4.0 beta 5:
       
   237 
       
   238 	* Merged changes from SGI STL snapshots 04/03, 04/14, 04/18.
       
   239 
       
   240 	* Iostreams ported to Apple MPW/MRC (thanks to Tsutomu Yoshida for the contribution)
       
   241 
       
   242 	* Iostreams ported to OSF1/Tru64 (thanks to Marc W. Mengel for the contribution)
       
   243 
       
   244 	* Iostreams ported to FreeBSD ( Thanks to Sms for the contribution)
       
   245 	
       
   246 	* <deque> : extra template parameter removed
       
   247 	
       
   248 	* locale::id, locale::facet : reverted to nested classes as standard prescribes
       
   249 	
       
   250 	* _string_io.h : added _widen() to get getline() compile with wchar (thanks to Mikhail Leonov for the patch)
       
   251 
       
   252 	* collate_byname[_w].cpp : fixes for VC++ 5.0 build w/__STL_DEBUG (thanks to Petr Ovchenkov for the patch)
       
   253 
       
   254 	* <complex> : __STL_COMPLEX_NAMESPACE defined before inclusion of impl. header 
       
   255 	              (thanks to Matthew Kelly for the patch)
       
   256 
       
   257 	* makefiles in "src" : improved to get each compiler to put object files in separate directory :
       
   258 	  ./obj/$(COMP)/Debug, etc. COMP is given some default value for each compiler, but may be also overridden.
       
   259 
       
   260 	* "src" subdirectory : added stlport_prefix.h file for precompiled header support; 
       
   261 	   VC++ makefiles make use of them  
       
   262 	
       
   263 	* stl/_iterator_base.h : provided __STL_NONTEMPL_BASE_MATCH_BUG 
       
   264 	  workaround for new form of distance().
       
   265 
       
   266 	* <limits> : added cast to WCHAR_MAX definition (thanks for Dave Abrahams for the report).  
       
   267 
       
   268 	* stl_user_config.h, stl/_config.h - setting splitted and organized more properly. 
       
   269 
       
   270 	* time_facets.cpp - extra instantiations removed (thanks to Matti Rintala for the report).
       
   271 
       
   272 	* stdio_streambuf.h : added explicit qualifications of C lib functions for gcc-2.91
       
   273 
       
   274 	* SGI code used for compatibility w/older versions are guarded with #ifndef __STL_NO_ANACHRONISMS
       
   275 
       
   276 	* SGI extensions are guarded with #ifndef __STL_NO_EXTENSIONS
       
   277 
       
   278 	* SGI/HP anachronisms are guarded with #ifndef __STL_NO_ANACHRONISMS
       
   279 
       
   280 	* <typeinfo> : .h file included if __STL_NO_NEW_NEW header is set 
       
   281 	 (thanks to Willie Arbuckle for the report)
       
   282 
       
   283 	* Suppresed spurious BC55 warnings about iterators
       
   284 
       
   285 	* complex_io.h - fixed operators declarations for MetroWerks 	
       
   286 
       
   287 	* debug/_slist.h - cleaned up use of stl_debug_do obsolete macro (thanks to Matti Rintala)
       
   288 
       
   289 	* debug/_iterator.h, debug/_vector.h - fixed relaxed iterator constructors (thanks to Dave Abrahams for the patch) 
       
   290 
       
   291 	* stl/_complex.h - fixes for gcc-2.95 on IRIX (thanks to Marc W. Mengel) 
       
   292 	
       
   293         * debug/_iterator.h : fixed relaxed const/non-const iterator construction for debug mode
       
   294 	  (thanks to Dave Abrahams for the patch)
       
   295 	
       
   296 	* collate : added workaround for SUNpro linker (thanks to Petr Ovchenkov for the fix)
       
   297 
       
   298 	* _ios.h, _streambuf.h - added obsolete stuff required by the standard
       
   299 
       
   300 	* _config.h/stdexcept - introduced __STL_NOTHROW_INHERITED to be used when we actually need
       
   301 	  exception specification due to inheritance (thanks to Joe for the report)
       
   302 
       
   303 	* _locale.h:104 : fixed ummaned parameters
       
   304 
       
   305 	* _tempbuf.h - fixed absent inclusion of _tempbuf.c
       
   306 
       
   307 	* <exception> : relaxed rules for importing vendor symbols
       
   308 
       
   309 	* _deque.h - added != operator
       
   310 
       
   311 	* _streambuf.h - fixed snextc() bug for wchar_t
       
   312 
       
   313 	* <ostream>, _numeric_facets.h - circular dependency resolved
       
   314 
       
   315 	* stl/_iosfwd.h - added include guard
       
   316 
       
   317 	* basic_[io]stream::sentry made inner class again (as per standard) 
       
   318 	  for non-DLL compilations.
       
   319 
       
   320 	* vector<void*> is used in locale implementation to reduce code bloat,
       
   321 	  vector<void*> exported from DLL
       
   322 
       
   323 	* <stdexcept> : exported more stuff
       
   324 
       
   325 	* stl_intel.h : ICL config merged into stl_msvc.h
       
   326 
       
   327 	* gcc.mak - fixed for shared target
       
   328 	
       
   329 The following changes were made in 4.0 beta 5 since 4.0 beta 4:
       
   330 
       
   331 	* _hastable.c:263 : removed inneeded cast (thanks to Will Fike for the report)
       
   332 
       
   333 	* debug/_string.h :  added conversion to non-SGI string (thanks to Todd Richmond for the report)
       
   334 
       
   335 	* _complex.h : fixed DLL declarations for i/o operators
       
   336 
       
   337 	* _ostream.h : fixed sentry behavoiur and DLL specs.
       
   338 
       
   339 	* _istream.h : fixed DLL specs, optimized some try/catch blocks
       
   340 
       
   341 	* _vector.h : fixed vector::insert body definition for __STL_INLINE_MEMBER_TEMPLATES
       
   342 
       
   343 	* <exception> : more compilers listed as having full exception header
       
   344 
       
   345 	* debug/_debug.h : added namespace to __STL_ASSERT for EH test which uses this internal macro.
       
   346 
       
   347 	* resource info fixed (thanks to Michael Entin for the report)
       
   348 
       
   349 	* debug/_string.h : fixed _M_start resolution bug (thanks to Rob for the report )
       
   350 
       
   351 	* <new> : added import of new_handler stuff from vendor namespace (thanks to Niran Bala for the report).
       
   352 
       
   353 	* src/c_locale_glibc - missed directory contents restored (thanks to Todd Rider for the report)
       
   354 
       
   355 	* mwerks_prj - project updated for new file set, target names for x86 changed to conform to common schema
       
   356 
       
   357 	* _ostream.c/_istream.c : fixed lookup for _S_eof symbol (thanks to Anton Sergeev for the report)
       
   358 
       
   359 	* _ios.h - fixed VC++ DLL warning for specializations
       
   360 
       
   361 	* stl_ibm.h - disabled "long long" due to incomplete support on MVS by request (thanks to Tinny Ng)
       
   362 	
       
   363 	* char_traits.h - worked around weird gcc internal bug (__sz identifier changed to _Sz)
       
   364 	
       
   365 The following changes were made in 4.0 beta 4 since 4.0 beta 3:
       
   366 
       
   367 	* "src" directory : source divided into smaller parts to be more manageable and to
       
   368 	  get more cache locality
       
   369 
       
   370 	* throw specifications removed (macros made void) - thanks to Dave Abrahams for the suggestion
       
   371 	
       
   372 	* stl/_list.c - fixed reverse() "inline", 
       
   373 	  _deque.h - fixed cast bug for xlC (thanks to Alex Vanic for the reports)
       
   374 		
       
   375 	* stl/_strstream.h - fixed DLL specs (thanks to Parcival Willems for the report)
       
   376 
       
   377 	* stl/_string.h, debug/_string.h - fixed conversion from native string with __STL_DEBUG
       
   378 	  (thanks to Todd Richmond for the report).
       
   379 
       
   380 	* stl/_istream.h - fixed clash of "__N" symbol with ctype.h macro for some compilers
       
   381 	  (thanks to Kees de Bruin for the report)
       
   382 
       
   383 	* Configuration fixed for Borland C++ 5.02 compiler [ deque still does not work with it ]
       
   384 
       
   385 	* gcc-2.7.2 configuration fixed	
       
   386 
       
   387 	* SGI iostreams now work for Borland 5.5 with static lib , some problems with
       
   388 	  locale initialization when DLL is used.
       
   389 	
       
   390 	* __get_c_string exported in DLL (thanks to Ed Ball for the report).
       
   391 
       
   392 	* ENDIAN fixes for CodeWarrior/DEC (thanks to Kevin Wooten for bringing this up)
       
   393 
       
   394 	* wrap_std/h/strstream.h - added missing wrapper (Thanks to Laurent for the report)
       
   395 
       
   396 	* stl_hpacc.h - fixed #endif bug, 
       
   397 	  _limits.h/.c - fixed array initialization, 
       
   398 	  _string_io.h, _locale.h - fixed circular dependancy,
       
   399 	  _set.[hc], _hashtable.c, _set.h - added __REINTERPRET_CAST need by some compilers;
       
   400 	  _i[o]stream.c, _rope.[hc] - lookup fixed for dependant symbols 
       
   401 	  (thanks to Alain Miniussi for the reports)
       
   402 	
       
   403 After-release minor bugfixes for beta3:
       
   404 	
       
   405 	* stl/_list.c - fixed reverse() [ new SGI code, merged unported first ]
       
   406 	  Thanks for everybody who reported it.
       
   407 	
       
   408 	* stl/_bvector.h : fixed ambiguity problem with relational iterators
       
   409 	  for __STL_NO_BOOL case (thanks to Alex Vanic for the report).
       
   410 
       
   411 	* stl/_alloc.c, stl/_threads.c - fixed static member definitions for compilers
       
   412 	  that lack automatic static data members (gcc-2.7). Thanks to Huang-Ming Huang 
       
   413 	  for the report. 
       
   414 
       
   415 	* standard wide streams initialization bug on Win32 fixed (thanks to Harold Putman for the
       
   416 	  report)
       
   417 	
       
   418 The following changes were made in 4.0 beta 3 since 4.0 beta 2:
       
   419 
       
   420 	* Merged SGI changes from 02/18 snapshot.
       
   421 	
       
   422         * Ming32W (gcc Win32 port using MS runtime lib) is now fully supported. 
       
   423 
       
   424 	* .dll build schema improved, now builds with mingw32 and Borland C++
       
   425 	  (Borland has some problem with numeric i/o)
       
   426 	
       
   427 	* VC++ version bugfixes in <xstring>/<xutility>/<xstring> 
       
   428 	  (thanks to Todd Richmond for the report)
       
   429 
       
   430 	* _bvector.h - relational operators defined only for "bit_vector", 
       
   431 	   not for "vector" specializations (thanks to Edward Ball for the report)
       
   432 
       
   433 	* src/locale_impl.h - fixed multiple defined symbol problem with gcc
       
   434 	  (Thanks to Matti Rintala for the report)
       
   435 
       
   436 	* config/stl_ibm.h - __STL_NO_TYPEINFO added (thanks for Tinny Ng).
       
   437 	
       
   438 	* <string> : _stl_string_io.h/c introduced to fight inter-dependencies
       
   439 
       
   440 	* _bvector.h - added fix for -tempinc compilation on AIX (thanks to Alex Vanic for the patch)
       
   441 
       
   442 	* fstream.cpp - _M_write bug for Win32 text mode fixed (thanks to Mike Pyle)
       
   443 
       
   444 	* _string.h : debug version included prior to _string.c;
       
   445 
       
   446 	* debug/_debug.h/.c, debug/_deque.h, debug/_string.h - fixed debug mode bugs;
       
   447 	  Apple compilers config fixes / iostream wrapping fixes / EH test fixes,
       
   448 	  (thanks to Tsutomu Youshida for the patch)
       
   449 
       
   450 	* csetjmp/setjmp.h - guards added against VC++ #defines (thanks to Gavin Wood)
       
   451 
       
   452 	* stl/_iosfwd.h : __STL_DEFAULT_CONSTRUCTED used instead of __STL_NULL_CHAR_INIT
       
   453 	(thanks to Alex Vanic for the report)
       
   454 
       
   455 	* __stl_get_c_string() - made extern non-template for SGI iostreams mode.
       
   456 
       
   457 	* __cdecl calling convention fixes - now works for debug & non-debug code.
       
   458 
       
   459 	* _limits.h/.c : static data moved from inline functions into a class.
       
   460 
       
   461 	* stlport_msvc.rc resource file added for DLL's (thanks to Michael Entin)
       
   462 
       
   463 	* stlport/config/stl_wince.h : added abort()/assert() definitions
       
   464 	  (thanks to Gavin Wood for the report)
       
   465 
       
   466 	* Initial iostreams port for xlC (thanks to Alexander Vanic for the patch).
       
   467 
       
   468 	* config files - made safe for C compilers
       
   469 
       
   470 	* src/c_locale_stub.c - made structure for full platform-dependent 
       
   471 	  locales other than "C". Glibc implementation merged.
       
   472 	
       
   473 The following changes were made in 4.0 release candidate 2 since 4.0 release candidate 1:
       
   474 
       
   475 	* Solid approach to __STL_DEFAULT_CONSTRUCTOR_BUG problem implemented,
       
   476 	  rope.h typo fixed (thanks to Alex Vanic for the report) 
       
   477 
       
   478 	* getline and stream operators moved from _istream.c to _string.c 
       
   479 	  where they belong (thanks for Petr Ovchenkov)
       
   480 
       
   481 	* <new> fixed to import nothrow and nothrow_t
       
   482 
       
   483 	* Borland C++ 5.5 (free compiler) supported (iostreams won't compile yet).
       
   484 	
       
   485 	* SUN CC 6.0 EA - new features unabled (most announced features still don't work though)
       
   486 	
       
   487 	* HP ACC configuration updated, some fixes for new aCC beta(thanks to Alain Miniussi).
       
   488 
       
   489 	* Windows CE compatibility fixed (thanks to Gavin Wood for the report)
       
   490 	
       
   491 	* <sstream> fixed for non-SGI case, ios.cpp bug in __STL_NO_EXCEPTIONS 
       
   492 	  mode fixed, debug iterators fix (thanks to Todd Richmond).
       
   493 	
       
   494 	* VC++ 5.0 and 4.2 compatibility fixed (thanks to Ilya for the report)
       
   495 
       
   496 	* __cdecl calling convention explicitly specified for VC++ & static/global functions.
       
   497 
       
   498 	* vc_common.mk : debug type changed to CV (thanks to Mike Pyle for the solution)
       
   499 	
       
   500 	* fstream.cpp : Win32 text mode : bugs fixed, SGI code used.
       
   501 	  fixed _M_open() creation flags for Win32 (thanks to Mike Pyle for the report)
       
   502 
       
   503         * "install" target added for VC++ to install .dll's into Win system directory.
       
   504 
       
   505 	* __STL_USE_STATIC_LIB switch added to add flexibility to VC++ linking.
       
   506 	
       
   507 	* __stl_debug_message for WIN32/Unicode/MFC improved 
       
   508 	  (thanks to Edward Ball, Chvetsov for the reports)
       
   509 
       
   510 	* MVS fix for auto_ptr<> (thanks to Tinny Ng)
       
   511 
       
   512 	* debug/_tree.h, debug/_vector.h "typename" fixes, thanks to Matti Rintala.
       
   513 
       
   514 	* c_locale.h : fix for Solaris 2.5.x (thanks to B. K. Oxley)
       
   515 
       
   516 	* _bvector.h : Watcom compatibility fixed (thanks to Ricardo E. Gayoso for the report)
       
   517 
       
   518 	* __STL_DONT_REDEFINE_STD flag behaviour fixed
       
   519 	
       
   520 The following changes were made in 4.0 release candidate 1 since 3.2.2 Beta 4 :
       
   521 	
       
   522 	* Merged changes made to SGI standard library snapshot on 01/28.
       
   523 
       
   524 	* Fixed bug with istream reading numbers in hex mode (thanks to Dave Abrahams
       
   525 	  for the patch).
       
   526 
       
   527 	* Debug mode redesigned (again) - no extra namespaces is being used
       
   528 	  Finally, it works for MSVC and all other platforms.
       
   529 
       
   530 	* __SGI_STL_OWN_IOSTREAMS made to be the default mode except few platforms
       
   531 	  not provided with makefiles to build STLport yet.
       
   532 	
       
   533 	* Changed strategy on redefinig std:: namespace. 
       
   534 	  prolog/epilog technology used to get clean namespace wrapping.
       
   535 	  It also allows for managing stack of pragmas 
       
   536 	  (see stlport/stl/config/_prolog.h,_epilog.h) to get rid of warnings.
       
   537 	  Note : default namespace changed to _STL:: to satisfy implementation
       
   538 	  constraints and to allow for more compact symbols. 
       
   539 	  "stlport::" namespace is still defined for backwards compatibility.
       
   540 
       
   541 	* iostreams library now compiles on HP with aCC (thanks to Steven Serocki for the patch).
       
   542 
       
   543 	* Configuration for SUN Workshop 6.0 EA provided.
       
   544 	
       
   545 	* For VC++, corresponding [selected by /MT(d) or /MD(d) switch]
       
   546 	  STLport iostreams library is being linked automatically - all you
       
   547 	  need is to put library in lib search path or specify additional library path.
       
   548 
       
   549 	* Ability to turn on all warnings in your own code if you're using 
       
   550 	  a compiler with appropriate support (e.g. MSVC6).
       
   551 	  
       
   552 	* Small fixes posted to the forum integrated:
       
   553 	
       
   554 	 * config/stl_wince.h : added __STL_HAS_NO_NEW_C_HEADERS switch
       
   555 	 * wrap_std/strsream  : fixed preprocessor bug, strstream.h included
       
   556 	  when not using new-style headers
       
   557 	 * other fixes
       
   558 	
       
   559 The following changes were made in 3.2.2 beta 4 since 3.2.2 Beta 3:
       
   560 
       
   561 	* Merged changes made to SGI standard library snapshot on 01/10.
       
   562 
       
   563 	* Major restructuring of header files - for maintainability and
       
   564 	  8.3 filesystems benefit.
       
   565 
       
   566 	* Major debug mode improvements - new debug mode now works with
       
   567 	 VC++, gcc, intel, SUNpro, MetroWerks.
       
   568 
       
   569 	* Regression test suite changed to new-style headers - thanks to
       
   570 	  Dima Pasechnik for the initial port.
       
   571 	
       
   572 	* <rope> fixes for Watcom
       
   573 
       
   574 	* many miscellanous fixes.
       
   575 	
       
   576 The following changes were made in 3.2.2 beta 3 since 3.2.2 Beta 2:
       
   577 
       
   578 	* Merged changes made to SGI standard library snapshot in December.
       
   579 	
       
   580 	* std:: is not used for STLport namespace even with SGI iostreams,
       
   581 	  to avoid possible clashes and facilitate 3rd-party library use.
       
   582           Same macro redefinition technique for stlport:: used to keep clients
       
   583 	  code with literal std:: happy as in native iostreams mode.
       
   584 	
       
   585 	* C library headers wrapping changed to allow multiple inclusion tricks
       
   586 	  (needed by gcc-2.95 mostly)
       
   587 	
       
   588 	* gcc-2.95 and CodeWarrior configurations updated.
       
   589 
       
   590 	* HP aCC fixes applied.
       
   591 
       
   592 	* Visual C++ - added static library targets, build refined.
       
   593 	  Fixed memory-mapping bugs.
       
   594 	
       
   595 	* auto_ptr updated, now it passes polymorphic tests with VC++.
       
   596 
       
   597 	* Many small bugfixes.
       
   598 	
       
   599 The following changes were made in 3.2.2 beta 2 since 3.2.2 Beta 1:
       
   600 
       
   601 	* Fixed SUN CC deque<> problem with -g
       
   602 	
       
   603 	* Added configuration and makefiles for DEC VMS, Borland and Win32 gcc.
       
   604 
       
   605 	* Merged changes made to November SGI standard library snapshot.
       
   606 
       
   607 	* config changes - "configure" made obsolete and moved into "stlport/config/new_compiler".
       
   608 
       
   609 	* __STL_TYPENAME_ON_RETURN_TYPE handling changed.
       
   610 	
       
   611 	* Miscellanous fixes.
       
   612 
       
   613 The following changes were made in 3.2.2 Beta 1 since 3.2.1 release:
       
   614 
       
   615 	* SGI iostreams adopted. To use SGI iostreams, user have to set
       
   616 	  __SGI_STL_OWN_IOSTREAMS flag and to build the library in "src"
       
   617 	  directory to link with. Please read INSTALL file for detailed
       
   618 	  instructions.
       
   619 	  Default setting is NOT to use SGI iostreams (wrappers used as before).
       
   620 
       
   621 	* Debug mode completely redesigned - debug mode containers are 
       
   622 	  implemented in terms of wrappers around non-debug ones.
       
   623 	  That provides for more clean and efficient implementation and
       
   624 	  binary compatibility between debug and non-debug versions.
       
   625 
       
   626 	* Additional configurations added for platforms :
       
   627 	     - gcc-2.95
       
   628 	     - SUNpro CC 5.0 in "compatibility" mode
       
   629 	  "configure" made obsolete.
       
   630 	
       
   631 	* Bugfixes reported by users since 3.2.1 release merged 
       
   632 
       
   633 The following changes were made in 3.2.1 since 3.2 release:
       
   634 
       
   635 	* Now, by default, STLPort renames std:: namespace for user
       
   636 	  if __STL_USE_OWN_NAMESPACE is used. To make it possible, many new
       
   637 	  wrapper headers introduced. Internally, STLport uses stlport:: namespace,
       
   638 	  so no link- or run- time clashes are possible, and you don't have to rebuild
       
   639 	  the runtime lib (which you don't want to).
       
   640 	  This feature makes STLport usable out-of-the box, without any modifications
       
   641 	  for client code, with any compiler.
       
   642 
       
   643 	* Code bloat reduction : hashtable<T> uses vector<void*> internally.
       
   644 
       
   645 	* Vector : efficiency/code bloat reduction fixes.
       
   646 
       
   647 	* Visual C++ : DLL export is supported for allocators and strings. To use it, 
       
   648 	  please define __STL_USE_DECLSPEC in all modules and __STL_DESIGNATED_DLL
       
   649 	  for the DLL which is supposed to instantiate STLport exports (at least one
       
   650 	  source of this DLL must include <string>.
       
   651 
       
   652         * Visual C++ : for MT synchronization, <windows.h> is not included anymore.
       
   653 	
       
   654 	* For Sunpro C++ 5.0 : all headers are linked into stlport/SC5, so only
       
   655 	  one include path is needed. Note that SC5.0 has problems with relative 
       
   656 	  search path. It is easy to work around : in your makefiles, instead of
       
   657 	  "STL_INCL=../.." , write "STL_INCL=${PWD}/../..".
       
   658 
       
   659 	* Configuration files provided for compilers : 
       
   660 	   KAI C++
       
   661 	   DEC C++ (6.x, 5.x)
       
   662 	   Borland 5.02 is back on the road (finally !)
       
   663 	  
       
   664 	* Windows CE config provided for Visual C++.
       
   665 
       
   666 	* __STL_NO_IOSTREAMS switch introduced for embedded platforms.
       
   667 	
       
   668 	* Lots of minor config fixes and improvements for various platforms.