STLSoft 1.9.96: Visual C++ support

The latest STLSoft now supports Visual C++ 10.

VC++ 10 support imminent

Just added VC++ 10 support to STLSoft, and am proving it with builds of various dependent libraries, including FastFormat, Pantheios and recls. Should be available very soon (1-2 days).

STLSoft 1.9.94: defective definition of swap() overloads for unixstl/winstl::memory_mapped_file corrected

As of version 1.9.94, the swap() free function overloads for unixstl::memory_mapped_file and winstl::memory_mapped_file are now declared inline, correcting a link-time error when linking multiple compilation units that use the component(s).

STLSoft 1.9.93: STLSOFT_CF_NAMESPACE_SUPPORT now only in C++ compilation units

As of version 1.9.93, the symbol STLSOFT_CF_NAMESPACE_SUPPORT is now defined only in C++ compilation units. Its (former) definition in C compilation units was meaningless, and put client code to more work, discrimination for STLSOFT_CF_NAMESPACE_SUPPORT and for __cplusplus. Now the former encapsulates both.

STLSoft 1.9.92: inetstl::filesystem_traits::is_path_name_separator() added

As of version 1.9.92, inetstl::filesystem_traits now has an is_path_name_separator(), to ensure correct handle of paths that contain network ('/') and local ('\\') path name separators.

STLSoft 1.9.91: platformstl::remove_directory_recurse()

As of version 1.9.91, the UNIXSTL/WinSTL directory function remove_directory_recurse() is introduced into the platformstl namespace.

STLSoft 1.9.90: unixstl::filesystem_traits::get_full_path_name() defect fixed

Prior to version 1.9.90, unixstl::filesystem_traits::get_full_path_name() contained a defect, causing it to fault if passed "." - indicating the local directory - and instead contain spurious information. This is now fixed.

STLSoft 1.9.88: fixed conversion between const_reverse_iterator and reverse_iterator

For a long while, I've been aware of the limitations of the reverse iterator abstraction components in the STLSoft libraries - specifically  and  - which prevent assigning an instance of a collection's reverse_iterator to an instance of its const_reverse_iterator. This has caused trouble for me on occasion, and also for some users.

As of version 1.9.88 this has been addressed, via addition of conversion constructor template and operator != templates.

STLSoft 1.9.88: throwOnAccessFailure search flag for winstl::basic_findfile_sequence

As anticipated, winstl::basic_findfile_sequence, which is described in detail in Extended STL, volume 1, now defines, and responds to, the member constant throwOnAccessFailure. In the case of an access failure an instance of winstl::access_exception is thrown.

This allows for better response in cases where access may be denied.

STLSoft 1.9.88: max_size() for file_path_buffer and path

As of version 1.9.88, winstl::basic_file_path_buffer now has a (static) max_size() method, and winstl::basic_path::max_size() is changed to be static.

STLSoft 1.9.88: all-integer handling for comstl::variant

The latest release (1.9.88) of STLSoft contains an updated comstl::variant class. The previous version had three constructors for integer types: short, int and long. The new version has six constructors for integer types: sint8_t, uint8_t, sint16_t, uint16_t, sint32_t, uint32_t. (It also has short, int and long constructors for those compilers that have distinct types against the 8/16/32-fixed integer types; see chapter 29 of Imperfect C++)

STLSoft 1.9.88 released

STLSoft 1.9.88 is released today.

This version will be required for forthcoming releases, including:

• STLSoft (1.10)
• FastFormat
• Pantheios
• recls
• VOLE
  

STLSoft 1.9.88 imminent

I'm just preparing a new release of recls, and in the process have needed to enhance winstl::basic_findfile_sequence, adding a new throwOnAccessFailure flag, which (as should be obvious from the name), causes an exception to be thrown in the event of access failure. This will allow consistent behaviour between recls (C/C++) and the new recls 100% .NET library.