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Martin Krischik wrote:
> I can't. In real live not the programer decides which compiler to use. He
> may make a suggesting and run against a wall with it.

True. When I participate in this group, I'm more concerned with
abstract language issues rather than strictly practical nuts and
bolts. Still, your compilation system seems extremely out of date.
Are you free to say what system it is you are using?

> I am not shure about that one. Even if compiler and linker work in such
> perfect harmony how will they enshure that over DLL borders?

Well, DLLs can have all sorts of symbol information. There is no
reason that a dynamic linker can't do exactly the same kind of
merging that a static linker does.

> Well, you have started to make personal comments. BTW: I am also 39 so I
> don't quite qualify for "kid" either.

Yes you do. I'm 41 :-)

> Still, I find your technical comments quite interesting. They do show me
> what I have to expect when I do get to work with a more modern compiler.

Yep. By the way, if you want to use God's own C++ compiler (although without
linking) to check your code, try <http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout>.