Re: [Dev-C++] need some explanation

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Vlada Djurovic wrote:
> #include <iostream>
> #include <stdlib>
> using namespace std;
> I get error like "stdlib: No such file or directory".
 >
> When I write  like this:
> #include <iostream>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> using namespace std;
 >
> everything is fine. I thought that with "using namespace" you don't have
> specify file extension.
No, I think this is not correct this way.
I would rather say: when you don't use extensions, you MUST use namespaces.

> Why does the compiler complain only about stdlib
> without .h? Can somebody please explain this?
The compiler complains, because there is no "stdlib" file. "stdlib.h" 
instead is part of C, not C++. If you look into 
<MINGW_DIR>/include/c++/3.2 you won't find any stdlib or stdlib.h files. 
It is in /include.

Another little note:
If you look into
<MINGW_DIR>/include/c++/3.2
you will notice, that the files there don't have extensions. They have 
namespaces. But in
<MINGW_DIR>/include/c++/3.2/backward
they have extensions (kept for backward compatibility).

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Greetings,
   Balázs