linux libio solution

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "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