STLSoft v1.7.1 will be released sometime during April 2004, and it's almost
the last
chance for getting in any feature requests. Available now from the STLSoft
main site - http://stlsoft.org/ - is STLSoft v1.7.1 beta 5
(http://synesis.com.au/downloads/stlsoft/stlsoft_1_7_1_beta5.zip),
containing pretty much
what will constitute the final 1.7.1 release.

Thanks for listening. Please feel free to post any questions via the FAQ website (http://stlsoft.gregpeet.com/).

Cheers (changes & additions follow below:)

Matthew Wilson

Director, Synesis Software
    (www.synesis.com.au)
STLSoft moderator
    (http://www.stlsoft.org)
Contributing editor, C/C++ Users Journal
    (www.synesis.com.au/articles.html#columns)

-----------------------------------------------------



ADDITIONS
==========

The additions to the libraries are as follows:

  General
    Many of the standard-offending symbols with leading underscores have
been changed. I intend to do the rest before the final release


  Compilers
    Intel 8.0
    CodePlay VectorC 2.06
    CodeWarrior 9
    Comeau 4.3.3. (not quite complete yet, though ;))
    GCC v3+ now supported for COMSTL

  STLSoft (v1.6.5 => 1.7.1)
    array_proxy template class - type-safe & size-safe aid for passing
arrays of object types to functions. Controls passing of derived arrays in a
safe manner
    explicit_cast template class - implements explicit conversion operators
    fast_string_concatenator template class - a helper class for
implementing fast, non-intrusive, string concatenation (Featured in
Imperfect C++, and in the article "Fast, Non-Intrusive String Concatenation"
in April's CUJ)
    basic_fixed_substring template class - provides a non-resizable "view"
onto a part of an existing string, useful for high efficiency string
manipulation
    literal_cast template class - used to provide type-to-range validation
of literal constants
    Meta Programming Constructs - including is_pointer_type<>,
is_array_type<>, is_convertible_to_bool<>, is_numeric_type<>,
is_integral_type<>, is_bool_type<>, is_void_type<>, is_fundamental_type<>,
is_compound_type<>, is_class_type<>, is_const<>, is_volatile<>, (void-able)
size_of<>, is_same_type<>, has_value_type<>, has_iterator<>,
has_const_iterator<>
    pod_vector template class - highly efficient vector for POD types (only)
    proxy_sequence template class - highly efficient pseudo-sequence, for
layering on top of arrays with providing parameterisable value_type.
    Size Traits - providing type-definitions of signed and unsigned types of
a corresponding bit-size
    Type Traits - for a given type: providing is_pointer, is_reference,
is_const and is_volatile attributes; defining two pointer/reference-stripped
types: the base_type (non-cv-qualified) and cv_type (cv-qualifiers retained)
    unused_return_value_monitor template class - used for detecting when a
potentially expensive return value is not used; ideal for post-increment
operators; has parameterisable "failure" policy

    stlsoft.h: STLSOFT_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_PARAM_AS_FRIEND(),
STLSOFT_SUPPRESS_UNUSED()

  ATLSTL (v1.2.8 => 1.3.1)
    ccombstr_veneer template adaptor class     - makes CComBSTR conformant
to the STL String concept
    SupportErrorInfoImpl / SupportErrorInfoImpl2 / SupportErrorInfoImpl3
template classes - simple ATL template that provides ISupportErrorInfo
implementation

  COMSTL (v1.2.5 => 1.4.1)
    collection_sequence template class - maps COM Collections to STL-like
sequence
    set_error_info() function - sets the calling thread's error-info for a
given description string
    interface_ptr template class - smart-enough interface pointer class

  MFCSTL (v1.3.4 => 1.3.5)
    c_str_ptr shims now deduce whether they're talking to a list box, and
    return the selection content, if only one item is selected

  UNIXSTL (v1.0.3 => 1.1.1)
    basic_current_directory template class - provides access to current
directory in string form
    basic_environment_variable template class - provides access to a given
environment value in string form
    compare_path template function object - compares file-system paths via
fully-qualified path form
    process_mutex class
    spin_mutex class
    thread_mutex class

  WinSTL (v1.3.7 => 1.4.1)
    acl_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics over Access
Control Lists
    Atomic Functions - a suite of functions that provide optimal performance
for single-processor/SMP/mixed Intel processors using inline assembler
    clipboard_format_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics
over the system's supported clipboard formats
    basic_error_desc template class - provides access to the string form of
a given Win32 Error Code
    last_error_scope - provides scoping of last error code, for maintaining
correct state when doing intermediate error processing
    event class - a thin wrapper for the Win32 event kernel synchronisation
kernel object
    listview_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics over the
items in a ListView common control
    basic_module_directory template class - provides access to a given (or
the calling process's) module's directory
    process_mutex class
    setcursor_scope class - provides scoping of the cursor
    setfocus_scope class - provides scoping of the window with the focus
    Time Functions - functions to convert between time_t and FILETIME
    token_information template class - type-safe, resource-managed accessor
class to token information (via GetTokenInformation())
    window_text_scope template class - provides scoping of a window's text
    c_str_ptr shims now deduce whether they're talking to a list box, and
    return the selection content, if only one item is selecte

CHANGES
========

The changes to the libraries are as follows:

  STLSoft (v1.6.5 => 1.7.1)
    auto_buffer - it's now resizable, without any loss of efficiency. This
supports the new pod_vector template class
    minor rationalisations to char_traits
    Renaming of constraits: has_base => must_have_base, is_veneer =>
must_be_same_size, type_is_non_class_or_trivial_class => must_be_pod
    fixed_array_d1/2d/3d/4d template classes - improved efficiency, by using
an additional template parameter to determine, at compile-time, whether
slices "own" their memory; previously this was achieved at runtme by a
member variable
    frame_array_1d/2d/3d/4d renamed to static_array_1d/2d/3d/4d
    frame_string: bug fixes
    sign_traits: bug fixes; addition of "bytes" member value
    simple_string: bug fixes; improvements in performance

  ATLSTL (v1.2.8 => 1.3.1)

  COMSTL (v1.2.5 => 1.4.1)
    simplification of interface_cast; addition of interface_cast_test
    enum_sequence - this has simplified, and now only has three non-default
parameters for the template

  MFCSTL (v1.3.4 => 1.3.5)
    minor enhancements to cstring_veneer

  UNIXSTL (v1.0.3 => 1.1.1)
    findfile_sequence renamed to glob_sequence (findfile_sequence is
retained for backwards compatibility)
    tls_index renamed to tss_index (tls_index is retained for backwards
compatibility)
    filesystem_traits: lots of new features
    readdir_sequence: now supports flags "includeDots", "directories" and
"files"

  WinSTL (v1.3.7 => 1.4.1)
    ansi2Unicode & unicode2Ansi templates now have a second ctor which takes
a length
    filesystem_traits: addition of file_exists() method
    findfile_sequence now correctly implements InputIterator semantics, and
works correctly when iterators incremented in both prefix and postfix forms
    findvolume_sequence: same as for findfile_sequence
    performance_counter_init renamed to performance_counter_initialiser

In article <c3bsvt$2noh$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew says...
>
>STLSoft v1.7.1 will be released sometime during April 2004, and it's almost
>the last
>chance for getting in any feature requests. Available now from the STLSoft
>main site - http://stlsoft.org/ - is STLSoft v1.7.1 beta 5
>(http://synesis.com.au/downloads/stlsoft/stlsoft_1_7_1_beta5.zip),
>containing pretty much
>what will constitute the final 1.7.1 release.
>
>Thanks for listening. Please feel free to post any questions via the FAQ website (http://stlsoft.gregpeet.com/).
>
>Cheers (changes & additions follow below:)
>
>Matthew Wilson
>
>Director, Synesis Software
>    (www.synesis.com.au)
>STLSoft moderator
>    (http://www.stlsoft.org)
>Contributing editor, C/C++ Users Journal
>    (www.synesis.com.au/articles.html#columns)
>
>-----------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>ADDITIONS
>==========
>
>The additions to the libraries are as follows:
>
>  General
>    Many of the standard-offending symbols with leading underscores have
>been changed. I intend to do the rest before the final release
>
>
>  Compilers
>    Intel 8.0
>    CodePlay VectorC 2.06
>    CodeWarrior 9
>    Comeau 4.3.3. (not quite complete yet, though ;))
>    GCC v3+ now supported for COMSTL
>
>  STLSoft (v1.6.5 => 1.7.1)
>    array_proxy template class - type-safe & size-safe aid for passing
>arrays of object types to functions. Controls passing of derived arrays in a safe manner
>    explicit_cast template class - implements explicit conversion operators
>    fast_string_concatenator template class - a helper class for
>implementing fast, non-intrusive, string concatenation (Featured in Imperfect C++, and in the article "Fast, Non-Intrusive String Concatenation" in April's CUJ)
>    basic_fixed_substring template class - provides a non-resizable "view"
>onto a part of an existing string, useful for high efficiency string manipulation
>    literal_cast template class - used to provide type-to-range validation
>of literal constants
>    Meta Programming Constructs - including is_pointer_type<>,
>is_array_type<>, is_convertible_to_bool<>, is_numeric_type<>, is_integral_type<>, is_bool_type<>, is_void_type<>, is_fundamental_type<>, is_compound_type<>, is_class_type<>, is_const<>, is_volatile<>, (void-able) size_of<>, is_same_type<>, has_value_type<>, has_iterator<>, has_const_iterator<>
>    pod_vector template class - highly efficient vector for POD types (only)
>    proxy_sequence template class - highly efficient pseudo-sequence, for
>layering on top of arrays with providing parameterisable value_type.
>    Size Traits - providing type-definitions of signed and unsigned types of
>a corresponding bit-size
>    Type Traits - for a given type: providing is_pointer, is_reference,
>is_const and is_volatile attributes; defining two pointer/reference-stripped
>types: the base_type (non-cv-qualified) and cv_type (cv-qualifiers retained)
>    unused_return_value_monitor template class - used for detecting when a
>potentially expensive return value is not used; ideal for post-increment operators; has parameterisable "failure" policy
>
>    stlsoft.h: STLSOFT_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_PARAM_AS_FRIEND(),
>STLSOFT_SUPPRESS_UNUSED()
>
>  ATLSTL (v1.2.8 => 1.3.1)
>    ccombstr_veneer template adaptor class     - makes CComBSTR conformant
>to the STL String concept
>    SupportErrorInfoImpl / SupportErrorInfoImpl2 / SupportErrorInfoImpl3
>template classes - simple ATL template that provides ISupportErrorInfo implementation
>
>  COMSTL (v1.2.5 => 1.4.1)
>    collection_sequence template class - maps COM Collections to STL-like
>sequence
>    set_error_info() function - sets the calling thread's error-info for a
>given description string
>    interface_ptr template class - smart-enough interface pointer class
>
>  MFCSTL (v1.3.4 => 1.3.5)
>    c_str_ptr shims now deduce whether they're talking to a list box, and
>    return the selection content, if only one item is selected
>
>  UNIXSTL (v1.0.3 => 1.1.1)
>    basic_current_directory template class - provides access to current
>directory in string form
>    basic_environment_variable template class - provides access to a given
>environment value in string form
>    compare_path template function object - compares file-system paths via
>fully-qualified path form
>    process_mutex class
>    spin_mutex class
>    thread_mutex class
>
>  WinSTL (v1.3.7 => 1.4.1)
>    acl_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics over Access
>Control Lists
>    Atomic Functions - a suite of functions that provide optimal performance
>for single-processor/SMP/mixed Intel processors using inline assembler
>    clipboard_format_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics
>over the system's supported clipboard formats
>    basic_error_desc template class - provides access to the string form of
>a given Win32 Error Code
>    last_error_scope - provides scoping of last error code, for maintaining
>correct state when doing intermediate error processing
>    event class - a thin wrapper for the Win32 event kernel synchronisation
>kernel object
>    listview_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics over the
>items in a ListView common control
>    basic_module_directory template class - provides access to a given (or
>the calling process's) module's directory
>    process_mutex class
>    setcursor_scope class - provides scoping of the cursor
>    setfocus_scope class - provides scoping of the window with the focus
>    Time Functions - functions to convert between time_t and FILETIME
>    token_information template class - type-safe, resource-managed accessor
>class to token information (via GetTokenInformation())
>    window_text_scope template class - provides scoping of a window's text
>    c_str_ptr shims now deduce whether they're talking to a list box, and
>    return the selection content, if only one item is selecte
>
>CHANGES
>========
>
>The changes to the libraries are as follows:
>
>  STLSoft (v1.6.5 => 1.7.1)
>    auto_buffer - it's now resizable, without any loss of efficiency. This
>supports the new pod_vector template class
>    minor rationalisations to char_traits
>    Renaming of constraits: has_base => must_have_base, is_veneer =>
>must_be_same_size, type_is_non_class_or_trivial_class => must_be_pod
>    fixed_array_d1/2d/3d/4d template classes - improved efficiency, by using
>an additional template parameter to determine, at compile-time, whether slices "own" their memory; previously this was achieved at runtme by a member variable
>    frame_array_1d/2d/3d/4d renamed to static_array_1d/2d/3d/4d
>    frame_string: bug fixes
>    sign_traits: bug fixes; addition of "bytes" member value
>    simple_string: bug fixes; improvements in performance
>
>  ATLSTL (v1.2.8 => 1.3.1)
>
>  COMSTL (v1.2.5 => 1.4.1)
>    simplification of interface_cast; addition of interface_cast_test
>    enum_sequence - this has simplified, and now only has three non-default
>parameters for the template
>
>  MFCSTL (v1.3.4 => 1.3.5)
>    minor enhancements to cstring_veneer
>
>  UNIXSTL (v1.0.3 => 1.1.1)
>    findfile_sequence renamed to glob_sequence (findfile_sequence is
>retained for backwards compatibility)
>    tls_index renamed to tss_index (tls_index is retained for backwards
>compatibility)
>    filesystem_traits: lots of new features
>    readdir_sequence: now supports flags "includeDots", "directories" and
>"files"
>
>  WinSTL (v1.3.7 => 1.4.1)
>    ansi2Unicode & unicode2Ansi templates now have a second ctor which takes
>a length
>    filesystem_traits: addition of file_exists() method
>    findfile_sequence now correctly implements InputIterator semantics, and
>works correctly when iterators incremented in both prefix and postfix forms
>    findvolume_sequence: same as for findfile_sequence
>    performance_counter_init renamed to performance_counter_initialiser
>
>
>

Sorry, I can't find a message in there. Perhaps you've subtly rearranged the contents of the previous message in a special code. If so, I'm insufficiently smart to divine it. ;-) Please advise

Cheers

Matthew


"aaa" <aaa_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:dcj2hf$ea1$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> In article <c3bsvt$2noh$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Matthew says...
>>
>>STLSoft v1.7.1 will be released sometime during April 2004, and
>>it's almost
>>the last
>>chance for getting in any feature requests. Available now from the
>>STLSoft
>>main site - http://stlsoft.org/ - is STLSoft v1.7.1 beta 5
>>(http://synesis.com.au/downloads/stlsoft/stlsoft_1_7_1_beta5.zip),
>>containing pretty much
>>what will constitute the final 1.7.1 release.
>>
>>Thanks for listening. Please feel free to post any questions via
>>the FAQ
>>website (http://stlsoft.gregpeet.com/).
>>
>>Cheers (changes & additions follow below:)
>>
>>Matthew Wilson
>>
>>Director, Synesis Software
>>    (www.synesis.com.au)
>>STLSoft moderator
>>    (http://www.stlsoft.org)
>>Contributing editor, C/C++ Users Journal
>>    (www.synesis.com.au/articles.html#columns)
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>ADDITIONS
>>==========
>>
>>The additions to the libraries are as follows:
>>
>>  General
>>    Many of the standard-offending symbols with leading
>> underscores have
>>been changed. I intend to do the rest before the final release
>>
>>
>>  Compilers
>>    Intel 8.0
>>    CodePlay VectorC 2.06
>>    CodeWarrior 9
>>    Comeau 4.3.3. (not quite complete yet, though ;))
>>    GCC v3+ now supported for COMSTL
>>
>>  STLSoft (v1.6.5 => 1.7.1)
>>    array_proxy template class - type-safe & size-safe aid for
>> passing
>>arrays of object types to functions. Controls passing of derived
>>arrays in a
>>safe manner
>>    explicit_cast template class - implements explicit conversion
>> operators
>>    fast_string_concatenator template class - a helper class for
>>implementing fast, non-intrusive, string concatenation (Featured
>>in
>>Imperfect C++, and in the article "Fast, Non-Intrusive String
>>Concatenation"
>>in April's CUJ)
>>    basic_fixed_substring template class - provides a
>> non-resizable "view"
>>onto a part of an existing string, useful for high efficiency
>>string
>>manipulation
>>    literal_cast template class - used to provide type-to-range
>> validation
>>of literal constants
>>    Meta Programming Constructs - including is_pointer_type<>,
>>is_array_type<>, is_convertible_to_bool<>, is_numeric_type<>,
>>is_integral_type<>, is_bool_type<>, is_void_type<>,
>>is_fundamental_type<>,
>>is_compound_type<>, is_class_type<>, is_const<>, is_volatile<>,
>>(void-able)
>>size_of<>, is_same_type<>, has_value_type<>, has_iterator<>,
>>has_const_iterator<>
>>    pod_vector template class - highly efficient vector for POD
>> types (only)
>>    proxy_sequence template class - highly efficient
>> pseudo-sequence, for
>>layering on top of arrays with providing parameterisable value_type.
>>    Size Traits - providing type-definitions of signed and
>> unsigned types of
>>a corresponding bit-size
>>    Type Traits - for a given type: providing is_pointer,
>> is_reference,
>>is_const and is_volatile attributes; defining two
>>pointer/reference-stripped
>>types: the base_type (non-cv-qualified) and cv_type (cv-qualifiers
>>retained)
>>    unused_return_value_monitor template class - used for
>> detecting when a
>>potentially expensive return value is not used; ideal for
>>post-increment
>>operators; has parameterisable "failure" policy
>>
>>    stlsoft.h: STLSOFT_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_PARAM_AS_FRIEND(),
>>STLSOFT_SUPPRESS_UNUSED()
>>
>>  ATLSTL (v1.2.8 => 1.3.1)
>>    ccombstr_veneer template adaptor class     - makes CComBSTR
>> conformant
>>to the STL String concept
>>    SupportErrorInfoImpl / SupportErrorInfoImpl2 /
>> SupportErrorInfoImpl3
>>template classes - simple ATL template that provides
>>ISupportErrorInfo
>>implementation
>>
>>  COMSTL (v1.2.5 => 1.4.1)
>>    collection_sequence template class - maps COM Collections to
>> STL-like
>>sequence
>>    set_error_info() function - sets the calling thread's
>> error-info for a
>>given description string
>>    interface_ptr template class - smart-enough interface pointer
>> class
>>
>>  MFCSTL (v1.3.4 => 1.3.5)
>>    c_str_ptr shims now deduce whether they're talking to a list
>> box, and
>>    return the selection content, if only one item is selected
>>
>>  UNIXSTL (v1.0.3 => 1.1.1)
>>    basic_current_directory template class - provides access to
>> current
>>directory in string form
>>    basic_environment_variable template class - provides access to
>> a given
>>environment value in string form
>>    compare_path template function object - compares file-system
>> paths via
>>fully-qualified path form
>>    process_mutex class
>>    spin_mutex class
>>    thread_mutex class
>>
>>  WinSTL (v1.3.7 => 1.4.1)
>>    acl_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics over
>> Access
>>Control Lists
>>    Atomic Functions - a suite of functions that provide optimal
>> performance
>>for single-processor/SMP/mixed Intel processors using inline assembler
>>    clipboard_format_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence
>> semantics
>>over the system's supported clipboard formats
>>    basic_error_desc template class - provides access to the
>> string form of
>>a given Win32 Error Code
>>    last_error_scope - provides scoping of last error code, for
>> maintaining
>>correct state when doing intermediate error processing
>>    event class - a thin wrapper for the Win32 event kernel
>> synchronisation
>>kernel object
>>    listview_sequence class - provides STL-like sequence semantics
>> over the
>>items in a ListView common control
>>    basic_module_directory template class - provides access to a
>> given (or
>>the calling process's) module's directory
>>    process_mutex class
>>    setcursor_scope class - provides scoping of the cursor
>>    setfocus_scope class - provides scoping of the window with the
>> focus
>>    Time Functions - functions to convert between time_t and
>> FILETIME
>>    token_information template class - type-safe, resource-managed
>> accessor
>>class to token information (via GetTokenInformation())
>>    window_text_scope template class - provides scoping of a
>> window's text
>>    c_str_ptr shims now deduce whether they're talking to a list
>> box, and
>>    return the selection content, if only one item is selecte
>>
>>CHANGES
>>========
>>
>>The changes to the libraries are as follows:
>>
>>  STLSoft (v1.6.5 => 1.7.1)
>>    auto_buffer - it's now resizable, without any loss of
>> efficiency. This
>>supports the new pod_vector template class
>>    minor rationalisations to char_traits
>>    Renaming of constraits: has_base => must_have_base, is_veneer
>> =>
>>must_be_same_size, type_is_non_class_or_trivial_class => must_be_pod
>>    fixed_array_d1/2d/3d/4d template classes - improved
>> efficiency, by using
>>an additional template parameter to determine, at compile-time,
>>whether
>>slices "own" their memory; previously this was achieved at runtme
>>by a
>>member variable
>>    frame_array_1d/2d/3d/4d renamed to static_array_1d/2d/3d/4d
>>    frame_string: bug fixes
>>    sign_traits: bug fixes; addition of "bytes" member value
>>    simple_string: bug fixes; improvements in performance
>>
>>  ATLSTL (v1.2.8 => 1.3.1)
>>
>>  COMSTL (v1.2.5 => 1.4.1)
>>    simplification of interface_cast; addition of
>> interface_cast_test
>>    enum_sequence - this has simplified, and now only has three
>> non-default
>>parameters for the template
>>
>>  MFCSTL (v1.3.4 => 1.3.5)
>>    minor enhancements to cstring_veneer
>>
>>  UNIXSTL (v1.0.3 => 1.1.1)
>>    findfile_sequence renamed to glob_sequence (findfile_sequence
>> is
>>retained for backwards compatibility)
>>    tls_index renamed to tss_index (tls_index is retained for
>> backwards
>>compatibility)
>>    filesystem_traits: lots of new features
>>    readdir_sequence: now supports flags "includeDots",
>> "directories" and
>>"files"
>>
>>  WinSTL (v1.3.7 => 1.4.1)
>>    ansi2Unicode & unicode2Ansi templates now have a second ctor
>> which takes
>>a length
>>    filesystem_traits: addition of file_exists() method
>>    findfile_sequence now correctly implements InputIterator
>> semantics, and
>>works correctly when iterators incremented in both prefix and postfix forms
>>    findvolume_sequence: same as for findfile_sequence
>>    performance_counter_init renamed to
>> performance_counter_initialiser
>>
>>
>>
>
>