From: Mathew Robertson (mathew.robertson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-21 18:35:30
> >> And they also tend to provide their own array, list, string and
> >> vector classes, instead of making use of those in the standard
> >> library. Not to mention, several provide their own bool!
> >
> > There is a reason that several provide there own 'bool' - what is the
> > official size of a bool? And more importantly, is it the same size
> > on every platform (ie so that you can serailise on one latform, then
> > deserailise on another) ?
>
> sizeof(bool) can vary, but this gives you the storage bits. bool always has
> exactly one _value bit_, so it can be serialized portably as a char.
Exactly - so thats why every GUI library includes their own definition of bool