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Re: linux libio solution
- To: egcs at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: linux libio solution
- From: Paul Koning <pkoning at xedia dot com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 14:00:10 -0400
>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Wilhelm <robert@physiol.med.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
Robert> On Thu, Oct 09, 1997 at 08:15:57AM -0700, H.J. Lu wrote:
>> I am not sure if it will work very. Have you tried mixed
>> stdio/iostream code? Are they in sync. For Linux, cout == stdout.
>>
Robert> What's so important that stdio/iostream can be mixed?
I can think of several reasons.
1. It is documented as working.
2. It is used by many existing programs.
3. It is absolutely essential if you want to have mixed c/c++ code.
Robert> This "feature" does not work on any other platform and has
Robert> caused so much harm.
Huh? It absolutely DOES work on other platforms. And what harm does
it cause?
Robert> IMHO we should sacrifice it and provide to distinct
Robert> implementations for libc and libstdc++.
NO.
paul