Why do stdint.h can be found but cstdint not?

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I'm be suprised with that include stdint.h works but include cstdint not.

$ aCC sizeof.cpp
"sizeof.cpp", line 5: error #2005-D: could not open source file "cstdint"
  #include <cstdint>
                    ^

1 error detected in the compilation of "sizeof.cpp".
$ aCC --version
aCC: HP C/aC++ B3910B A.06.12 [Nov 03 2006]

It's same with g++:

$ g++ --version
g++ (GCC) 4.2.3

May I ask why? And, have any method to fixed this problem but updating compiler? Thank you.

Where does `cstdint` come from? – Gabe May 02 '12 at 06:05 — Gabe, May 02 '12 at 06:05
In gcc 4.2.3, you might find `` under tr1 `` – Jesse Good May 02 '12 at 06:07 — Jesse Good, May 02 '12 at 06:07

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited May 02 '12 at 06:15

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Your compiler supports the old C++ standard which has no <cstdint> (as C90 had no <stdint.h>). <cstdint> is new to C++11.

edited May 02 '12 at 06:15

iammilind

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answered May 02 '12 at 06:06

CB Bailey

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Oh, i see, thank you. But now, the question is: why does c99 support stdint.h but c++03 dose not support cstdint? – van May 02 '12 at 08:43
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@van: That's just the way it is. The version of the C standard referenced by C++03 (because it's only a minor update to C++98) is/was still C90. – CB Bailey May 02 '12 at 08:45
@Charles Bailey is right. Latest gcc (4.6.3) on my machine has experimental support for C++0x and warns "#error This file requires compiler and library support for the upcoming ISO C++ standard, C++0x. This support is currently experimental, and must be enabled with the -std=c++0x or -std=gnu++0x compiler options." – May 02 '12 at 06:21

Why do stdint.h can be found but cstdint not?

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