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To: d DOT vrabel AT n-shropshire DOT ac DOT uk (David Vrabel), djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
Subject: Re: ver. 2.7.2.x
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 18:16:58 -0700
Message-ID: <19980513011428.AAK27360@ppp118.cartsys.com>
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At 06:59  5/12/1998 GMT, David Vrabel wrote:
>"Daleg" <pekkaka AT dlc DOT fi> wrote:
>
>>Is this version too old?
>>if so where can i get 2.8, or is it really needed? 
>Version 2.8.1 (just out) has much better template support for C++ and
>includes a more complete version of the STL (the SGI implementation).
>It also has better exception handling support which was broken in
>2.8.0.  Those are the only thing I can think of at the moment.  Get it
>if you need to use templates in C++!
>
>Goto http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ for a list of mirror sites.

This is only my personal opinion based on my experience, but I wouldn't
upgrade to 2.8.x unless you really need its features. I used 2.8.1 on Linux
for a while, but I found several annoying bugs, and eventually went back to
2.7.2.x which I have had no trouble with.

If you have a version less than 2.7.2.1, however, you should at least
upgrade to that.

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com