On Thursday 04 December 2003 16:13, Tanner Lovelace wrote: > The STL is somewhat unique in that you don't compile it. �Because of how > templates work with most compilers, the STL is supplied entirely as > header files. �
Templates have no compilable meaning until supplied with concrete data types in a particular instance, so they must always be a header file. How could it be otherwise - especially if the datatype is user defined? -- Mike Mueller 324881 (08/20/2003) Make clockwise circles with your right foot. Now use your right hand to draw the number "6" in the air. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
