"Kevin S. Van Horn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Peter Dimov write:
>
>> > 1. The proper C++ header file is <cassert>, not <assert.h>.
>>
>> True. The "improper" header has the advantage that it's universally
>> available, though, and there is no other difference between the two,
>
> I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill, but I believe there is
> a difference between the two: <cassert> is part of the C++ Standard, and
> <assert.h> is not. Strictly speaking, use of <assert.h> is not
> standard-conforming
Nope. One of the main design goals of C++ was that many normal 'C'
language programs should compile without modification. Removing the
'C' language <xxx.h> headers would totally undermine that. Every 'C'
hello world starts with:
#include <stdio.h>
So C++ includes all of the 'C' headers.
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