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  1. March 14th, 2006 02:57 AM #1
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    iostream.h missing file or directory

    im coding c++ in linux (ubuntu) and when i compiled an error comes up that this file is missing. i don't remember doing anything drastic as to lose files/libraries. what could be the problem? thanks!
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    Re: iostream.h missing file or directory

    iostream.h is nonstandard header file and it might be not available with your compiler. Try iostream instead.

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    Re: iostream.h missing file or directory

    i've used this header before and now it can't be found...
    so, do you think it's more likely that i've tampered with my current library?
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    Re: iostream.h missing file or directory

    If you are using quite new version of compiler (and I think that you do), do not even bother including iostream.h. This file is obsolete and put into libraries for backward compatibility only. The same functionality, but conforming to curent standards, is placed inside of iostream, so just put
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    Maybe before you were using backward-compatible libraries which included iostream.h, and now switched to more modern one.

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    Re: iostream.h missing file or directory

    Quote Originally Posted by beej
    i've used this header before
    You shouldn't have used it to begin with
    and now it can't be found...
    And it isn't required to be there.
    so, do you think it's more likely that i've tampered with my current library?
    No. The <iostream.h> never has been an official standard header. No compiler is required to have it or support it.

    The correct standard C++ header, as pointed out by Hobson, is <iostream>. Even if your compiler has <iostream.h>, you should still use <iostream>.

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    Re: iostream.h missing file or directory

    Read the FAQ.
    And this Herb Sutter's article if you need to convert a whole project.
    "inherit to be reused by code that uses the base class, not to reuse base class code", Sutter and Alexandrescu, C++ Coding Standards.
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