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*            STLport (adapted SGI STL) README file
*                      VERSION 3.0
*                Last updated : Dec 28, 1997.
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This package is build upon the SGI Standard Template Library (STL) 
public distribution release 3.0 (Oct 28, 1997), which is:

Copyright (c) 1994 Hewlett-Packard Company 

Copyright (c) 1996,97 Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc.

That material is provided pursuant to the following permission notices:

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software
and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
in supporting documentation.  Hewlett-Packard Company makes no
representations about the suitability of this software for any
purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software
and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
in supporting documentation.  Silicon Graphics makes no
representations about the suitability of this software for any
purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

This adaptation is
Copyright (c) 1997 Moscow Center for SPARC Technology.

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software
and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
in supporting documentation.  Moscow Center for SPARC Technology makes no
representations about the suitability of this software for any
purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

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GETTING THE LIBRARY

Look for the latest STLport release at : "http://www.metabyte.com/~fbp/stl/"

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ABSTRACT

The main goal was to retain original ( as with default template
parameters ) STL functionality for most compilers. 

Added namespace support for appropriate compilers.
Added debug mode support.

See ChangeLog for details.

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TESTING SUMMARY

STLport has been successfully tested using several test suites
(check http://www.metabyte.com/~fbp/stl/testsuite.html)
, with additional check for separate compilation & multiple units.
STLport was reported to work with the following compilers:

    GCC 2.7.2 (+/- frepo) on sparc-solaris2.5, i386-solaris2.4, linux-i386, 
    some cross-platform configurations;
    Cygnus version included in cygwin32 package works on Win95/NT
    (auto-recognized);

    SunPro C++ 4.0.1-4.2 (auto-recognized);

    Borland C++ 4.52-5.02 (auto-recognized);

    Visual C++ 4.x-5.0 (auto-recognized);

    SGI MIPSpro C++ 4.x, 7.x (auto-recognized);

    AIX xlC 3.1.4.0 (auto-recognized);

    KAI C++ 3.1c (configuring is necessary);

    DEC C++ V5.5-004 on OSF 3.2/4.0 (configuring is necessary);

    Watcom C++ 10.x-11.0 (auto-recognized);
    
    Tandem NCC was reported to work (configuring is necessary); 
    
    Visual Age C++ 3.0 (auto-recognized); 

    Symantec C++ 7.5 (auto-recognized); 

    Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 1 (auto-recognized);

    HP aCC 1.06 (auto-recognized);

    PowerSoft's Power++ (auto-recognized)

    OS 390 CC 1.x-2.x compilers (auto-recognized).

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KNOWN PROBLEMS

Some compilers, altough supported, still have problems.
Refer to README.<your compiler version> if appropriate.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Lots of appreciation goes to SGI STL development team (stl@sgi.com).
Special thanks to :
	Matt Austern <austern@mti.sgi.com>, for support of this effort;
	Dave Abrahams <abrahams@motu.com>, for his exception-handling testsuite;
	Cay Horstmann <cay@horstmann.com>, for STL debug approach example

Thanks to all contributors who have submitted bug reports, patches and suggestions.
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