"Dr. David Kirkby" <david.kirkby@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Stick with GCC and you will be happy. > > That's if you want to write in GNU C++ and don't care about writing > standard C++ code. ... or are capable of adding a "-std=..." option. Even if there were no GNU extensions at all, one would usually need to think about this, as the differences between various standard dialects are significant. [Even by default, though, g++ is of vastly _vastly_ more standards-conforming than, e.g., Microsoft's C++ compiler...] -Miles -- "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." Mahatma Gandhi