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From: George_Bain@Playstation.sony.com
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Subject: Re: C versus C++
Date: 15 Jan 1998 18:03:55 -0000
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From: George_Bain@Playstation.sony.com
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Hey Gil,

Yes no C++ stuff are shipped to developers, and yes lots of developers
are using C++ for PSX games.  Well "unsupported" means that we don't
have to answer C++ support questions for either yaroze or pro developers.
But then again.......

George@SCEE
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Hi George. I've often wondered exactly what that 'unsupported' means,
since we both know there are more than a couple of pro developers
using C++. I realise the most obvious meaning is that there's no
standard C++ library shipped for PSX (such as GNU libg++, or a port of
STL). But since the absence of iostream.h (for example) isn't exactly
going to hurt anyone, what does it mean in practice, specifically as
regards Yaroze owners? That technical support won't answer questions
concerning C++ code, or that the debugger and build tools have been
crippled and are unaware of the existence of C++ as a language and C++
extensions and symbols in the object files?
- Gil