iostream.h

[SirCrono6]

I just had a good laugh when I looked through iostream.h (Dev-Cpp\include\C++\3.4.2\backward). It turns out, this is all it is doing for C++:

// Copyright (C) 1997-1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
//
// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
// Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
// any later version.

// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.

// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
// with this library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
// Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
// USA.

// As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software
// library without restriction.  Specifically, if other files instantiate
// templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile
// this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this
// file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
// the GNU General Public License.  This exception does not however
// invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by
// the GNU General Public License.

#ifndef _BACKWARD_IOSTREAM_H
#define _BACKWARD_IOSTREAM_H 1

#include "backward_warning.h"
#include <iostream>

using std::iostream;
using std::ostream;
using std::istream;
using std::ios;
using std::streambuf;

using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::cerr;
using std::clog;
#ifdef _GLIBCXX_USE_WCHAR_T
using std::wcout;
using std::wcin;
using std::wcerr;
using std::wclog;
#endif

using std::ws;
using std::endl;
using std::ends;
using std::flush;

#endif

// Local Variables:
// mode:C++
// End:

That is all I have to say to you anti-standard guys around here.

[Dave_Sinkula]

I just had a good laugh when I looked through iostream.h (Dev-Cpp\include\C++\3.4.2\backward). It turns out, this is all it is doing for C++:

In at least one of many implementations. What's the point you are trying to make? The compiler is also free to simply error out and inhibit compilation.

[SlyMaelstrom]

What did you want the compiler to do? Rewrite iostream.h with all of the classes and methods in a global scope?

This is a modern compiler that contains the modern <iostream>, they wrote their version of it, then when they write the depreciated headers, they just apply the modern library and warn that it won't nessassarily work in the future. They don't mean their version they wrote up, they mean the original depreciated version.

Here is a nice old version of iostream.h for you to take a look at:
http://www.mit.jyu.fi/vesal/kurssit/cpp/bc31/IOSTREAM.H
and another
http://www.opensource.apple.com/darw...bio/iostream.h

[SirCrono6]

I suppose it makes sense; it just wasn't what I was expecting.

[siavoshkc]

viva iostream.h!