[Bug libstdc++/14623] UTF-8 encoding, wcout vs. file

[bkoz at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From bkoz at redhat dot com  2004-03-18 15:55 -------
Subject: Re:  UTF-8 encoding, wcout vs. file


>OK, thanks ;)
>
>Agreed for the wcin/wcout/wcerr requirements from DR 49.
>
>Also, just checked your remark about the bug in the testcase: fixing it makes the
>"Illegal seek" go away. But the basic issue, which really makes of this "not a
>bug", stands: wcin/wcout/wcerr can only issue low level single char(wchar_t) I/O.

Yes, I had noticed this as well.

At some point we should document the wide streams, because I expect more
questions like this.

-benjamin


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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14623