PR 2989

[Loren James Rittle]

In article < 20010604224422.A32516@rotes20.wohnheim.uni-kl.de > you write:

> can ANYONE compile this snippet of code with gcc 3 branch ?

Doubtful, if they have ISO-compliant C headers without any special
knowledge of C++ requirements.

This is a known problem, see
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/libstdc++/2001-05/msg00223.html

To make your example work properly will require completely wrapping or
replacing the system's <string.h>.

> For WEEKS gcc 3 is unusable for me as I can't compile ANY bit of code out 
> there. Am I really the only one experiencing this problem ? 

If you want a workaround until this is fixed properly (may or may not
be done for 3.0 release?), try adding this option to your compiler's
command line: ``-include $prefix/include/g++-v3/cstring'' (you must
replace $prefix by hand to match the location of your gcc installation).

Regards,
Loren