I agree that "strcmp" is outdated, but it is still used and many of us are stuck with legacy systems. I only mentioned it as an example of a function that may do what you need, but is very inefficient.
One of the previous post mentioned the "GC" lib. I assumed they were referring to this. http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/ But in general I'm referring to all the "managed" languages, Java, C#, ect that run a garbage collector for you under the covers. I'm somewhat biased as I spend most of my time writing code for imbedded system. I have (rightly or wrongly) developed a distrust of standard libraries. I've found that in many cases, they are overkill and bloated. In my work they are often not available and tend to be buggy when they are. As a programmer, any help you can get is great. A well written and tested library is a godsend in many cases. But I want people to think a bit about what you really need. If you've never implemented a balanced b-tree, you should try it once before you jump strate to the STL. dave -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
