cpp trapni@gentoo.org The purpose of the SurakWare Base Library (SWL/libswl) is to serve as a platform independent framework for C++ (and QPascal). The SWL includes both thin layers over functionality exposed by the Linux and Windows operating systems as well as higher level classes for many purposes. Save for a few exceptions, the SWL is completely indpedenent from the STL and the C/C++ runtime library. Platform independence has been achieved by encapsulating OS-specific implementation details in a number of SWL classes. There should never be a need to use "#ifdef"s to distinguish between platforms.