Beman Dawes wrote: [...]
22.2.7.1 specifies catalog:
typedef int catalog;
There doesn't seem to be any text AFAICS that would allow any type other than int. What library and version does vacpp use?
Dinkum C++ Library. It appears that in the AIX version they use "typedef nl_catd catalog;", not http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27002104&aid=1 <quote> class messages_base { typedef int catalog; }; The class describes a type common to all specializations of template class messages (page 221). The type catalog is a synonym for type int that describes the possible return values from messages::do_open. </quote> as documented (and required by the C++ standard). IIUC, the "real problem" is that under POSIX nl_catd doesn't need to be an int. regards, alexander.