FlightGear Portability Guide

Bernie Bright (bbright@c031.aone.net.au)
28 November 1998

FlightGear is a multi-platform general aviation flight simulator. It is an open development project in which anyone with network access and a C++ compiler can contribute patches or new features.

1 Introduction

The file Include/compiler.h attempts to capture the differences between C++ compiler and STL implementations through the use of ``feature test macros''. The file is divided into two parts. The first part contains a section for each compiler, consisting of manifest constants specifying the features supported or absent from the particular compiler/STL combination. The second part uses the feature test macros to supply any missing features.

1.1 Supported compilers (more to come)

gcc 2.7.x
gcc 2.8.x
egcs 1.x
Inprise (Borland) C++ 5.02
Inprise (Borland) C++Builder 1 (5.20)

1.2 Features Tests

1.2.1 STL

FG_NEED_AUTO_PTR

Some STL implementations don't supply an auto_ptr<> class template. Define this to provide one.

FG_NO_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_ARGS

Define this if the compiler doesn't support default arguments in template declarations. (example)

FG_INCOMPLETE_FUNCTIONAL

Some STL implementations don't have mem_fun_ref(). Define this to provide one.

FG_NO_ARROW_OPERATOR

Define this if iterators don't support operator->(). (example)

FG_EXPLICIT_FUNCTION_TMPL_ARGS

 

FG_MEMBER_TEMPLATES

 

1.2.2 Compiler

FG_NAMESPACES

Define if compiler supports namespaces.

FG_HAVE_STD

Define if std:: namespace supported.

FG_HAVE_STD_INCLUDES

Define if headers should be included as <iostream> instead of <iostream.h>. Also implies that all ISO C++ standard include files are present.

FG_HAVE_STREAMBUF

Define if <streambuf> or <streambuf.h> are present.

FG_CLASS_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION

 

FG_NEED_EXPLICIT

Define if the compiler doesn't support the explicit keyword.

FG_NEED_TYPENAME

Define if the compiler doesn't support the typename keyword.

FG_NEED_MUTABLE

Define if the compiler doesn't support the mutable keyword.

FG_NEED_BOOL

Define if the compiler doesn't have the bool type.

1.2.3 Include Files

This section deals with header file naming conventions. Some systems truncate filenames, 8.3 being common, other systems use old or non-standard names for some header files. We deal with the simple cases by defining macros that expand to the appropriate filename.

STD_ALGORITHM

=> <algorithm>, ``algorithm''

STD_FUNCTIONAL

=> <functional>, ``functional''

STD_IOMANIP

=> <iomanip>, <iomanip.h>

STD_IOSTREAM

=> <iostream>, <iostream.h>, <iostreams.h>

STD_STDEXCEPT

=> <stdexcept> (ignore this, FlightGear doesn't use exceptions)

STD_STRING

=> <string>

STD_STRSTREAM

=> <strstream>, <strstream.h>

In use, instead of writing #include <iostream> you write #include STD_IOSTREAM.

The situation becomes complicated with missing header files. <streambuf> is a good example. In this case we must rely on FG_HAVE_STD_INCLUDES and FG_HAVE_STREAMBUF.

TODO

1.3 and the rest

1.3.1 Namespace Issues

FG_USING_STD(X)

 

FG_NAMESPACE(X)

 

FG_NAMESPACE_END

 

FG_USING_NAMESPACE(X)

 

1.3.2 Templates

FG_NULL_TMPL_ARGS

 

FG_TEMPLATE_NULL

 

References

1

Stroustrup, Bjarne, The C++ Programming Programming Language, 3rd edition, June 1997, ISBN 0-201-88954-4

2

SGI Standard Template Library (STL) release 3.11

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Portability Guide

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