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authorlevine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795>1999-06-25 12:42:18 +0000
committerlevine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795>1999-06-25 12:42:18 +0000
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should be avoided for non-template classes.<p>
<li>Never use <code>bool</code>, <code>BOOL</code>, or similar
- types. (CORBA::Boolean is acceptable). Use <code>int</code>
+ types. (CORBA::Boolean is acceptable). Use <code>int</code>
or <code>u_int</code> instead for boolean types.<p>
<li>Functions should always return -1 to indicate failure, and
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<li>Separate the code of your templates from the code for
non-parametric classes: some compilers get confused when
template and non-template code is mixed in the same file.<p>
+
+ <li>It's a good idea to specify the include path (with <code>-I</code>)
+ to include any directory which contains files with template
+ definitions. The <code>-ptv</code> Digital Unix cxx compiler option
+ may help diagnose missing template instantiation problems.<p>
</li>
</ul>