I'm in the process of writing some C++ libraries. The only references to
library design and writing I have are the compiler and some extremely
overpriced commercial libaries (which have some fundamental design issues in
certain areas). Can anyone suggest a good detailed read on building libraries
(eg. book, online source)?

Regards,

Michael

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> I'm in the process of writing some C++ libraries. The only references to
> library design and writing I have are the compiler and some extremely
> overpriced commercial libaries (which have some fundamental design issues in
> certain areas). Can anyone suggest a good detailed read on building libraries
> (eg. book, online source)?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael[/color]

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PrinciplesOfObjectOrientedDesign

You'll probably be more interested in the package principles. Packages
and libraries are pretty much the same thing.

Have you looked at the Boost libraries?
http://www.boost.org/

Not commercial, but they're examples of good design - some of which
have been considered for adoption into the next C++ standard.

Thanks for the info, I'll do some reading and check out the Boost
libraries.

Regards,

Michael