> Stuart Brooks wrote: > > I have found what I believe to be a bug in g++ 2.91.60 on NetBSD 1.4.1. It > > > ... the problem goes away. As I mentioned this all works in 3.3.3. but > > unfortunately I am tied to using my existing OS/compiler for historical > > reasons. > > Sorry, but that compiler is waaay old. If you are sticking with that > version, you're either going to have to fix it yourself, or enter a service > contract with someone who can. > > This particular bug is likely to be hard to fix, without breaking ABI > compatibility. It depends on precisely how the old dynamic cast machinery > worked and I'd have to go and look them up. > > nathan Thanks for the reply. I know the compiler is old and I'm not expecting anyone to go and fix it now, I just wanted to know if anyone else had seen the problem or had any ideas about it. I have a work-around (include virtual bases first) which I'll use in this case and I'll be careful in future... Regards Stuart
