C++ documentation

[Houman]

Hi all;
When I used to program on MS we had visual studio that came with msdn and all the files,
When programming on linux, is there a way to get some C++ documentation (a deb package perhaps?) so you can look something up easily without having to google for it?


regards;
Houman

[LordHunter317]

You can install stl-manual (the SGI stuff) and libstdc++6-doc (IIRC, may nave the number wrong) but frankly, the GNU stuff is of really poor quality. I'd just look up MSDN online or Rouge Wave's or STLport's documentation, and only refere to the GNU stuff for where it explictly differs.

[thumper]

I found cppreference.com to be OK - not brilliant, but good enough for quick checks.

[Houman]

thanks, yea i actually use the msdn website now, i just thought maybe there is something similar on linux too,
oh well, (i miss visual studio :cry: )

damn you RMS for putting all those ideas in my head, now i formatted my windows and i cant even get intellisensing or proper documentation, oh well im too stubborn to give up that easily;

thank you;

[LordHunter317]

Well, as I said, all of MSDN (at least the relevant documentation) is available online, and for the most part, it's correct enough to use with libstdc++.

Not always, though.

Frankly though, I just use Josuttis' The C++ Standard Library, A Tutorial and Reference anyway, because it's far better written then anything any vendor's put out.

[thumper]

Ditto for Josuttis' book. It is always on my desk at work for referring to.

[Houman]

hmm, 51 bucks, but I think I should buy it, i need a reference like that, I have bought Stroustrop's the C++ programming language, but its useless to me really, it cant be used as a tutorial (too detailed and too deep) and it cant be used as a reference;

thank you both for your suggestions,

regards;
Houman