libgetopt++ and setup and libstdc++

[Gary R. Van Sickle]

> Ok,
> 	we're finally there. Setup now can use libstdc++ routines,
> allowing the full range of C++ programming constructs. Probably even
> exceptions, but I have not tested that yet.
>

As the late Kool-Aid man once said, "OH YEAH!"!

[snip]

> We can also use the C++ string class. However, except for the trivial -
> such as option parsing - we should still use the cistring or String++
> classes, as we need unicode support eventually, and also formatmessage
> support. They can of course use string as an underlying container if
> appropriate.
>

There's a cute 'trick' here that gives you the best of both worlds:

typedef basic_string< TCHAR > StringAW;

Now the "StringAW" type is either wide or narrow depending on build-time
defines.

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Gary R. Van Sickle
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