Re: [openvrml-develop] prob compiling openvrml 0.11.2

[clayton <dr...@sm...>]

Braden McDaniel wrote:

>On Sat, 2001-10-20 at 13:41, Clayton Cottingham aka drfrog wrote:
>
>>hey here is where it breaks iun configure
>>
>>what is this auto_ptr and what version of c++ has it?
>>
>
>auto_ptr is a simple smart pointer that transfers ownership of its
>resource on assignment. It is part of the standard library in ISO C++98.
>
>>checking if C++ compiler has auto_ptr... no
>>configure: error: auto_ptr not found
>>
>>
>>also wondering if gtklookat has to be recompiled
>>my guess is yes
>>but im looking for offiial answer
>>
>
>If you have a GtkLookat version compiled against 0.11.x, it should still
>work with 0.11.2; API changes are denoted by a change to the "minor"
>version number (the middle number).
>

cool to know !
i grew up with MS
what can i say!
their version never meant much!
i guess it was habit forming


>
>>[drfrog@nomad drfrog]$ uname -a
>>Linux nomad.localdomain 2.2.18 #2 Tue Apr 17 22:55:04 PDT 2001 i686 unknown
>>
>>[drfrog@nomad drfrog]$ gcc -v
>>Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux/2.95.3/specs
>>gcc version 2.95.3 19991030 (prerelease)
>>
>
>It's been a while since I used gcc 2.95, but I thought it had a
>functional auto_ptr. I'd first try using the actual 2.95.3 release
>rather than the prerelease you apparently have. If that doesn't work,
>you can try gcc3.
>
>I'm using Red Hat's massively patched gcc 2.96 here; and I think newer
>Mandrake releases (8.x?) include this compiler, too.
>
hmmm
well i guess this brings up
the ideal of how far backwards
compatibile openvrml should go

but basically yes.
 i thought it might be a gcc version thing myself

so i tried to install mandrake 8.0 with no luck
sigh.