Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 11:57:43 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: Geoffrey Deasey <deasey@server1.netpath.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: streams Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960116115549.1867F-100000@cappuccino.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199601160659.RAA28354@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > Geoffrey Deasey stands accused of saying: > > > > I asked W Richard Stevens why some of the programs in his book > > Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment won't compile and he > > said that Linux does not have streams. I was not sure what he meant > > by that, so does FreeBSD have streams in the same sence of the word ? > > No, 'streams' is a SysV thing. You'll notice that he goes to considerable > lengths to explain the differences between BSD and SysV-style operating > systems, and to point out that only the latter has 'streams'. Michael, I keep on thinking that streams is one of the SYSVisms that make some kind of sense. If you disagree (especially if you disagree) I'd like to hear your opinion on that. ============================================================================ Chuck Robey chuckr@eng.umd.edu -- I run FreeBSD on n3lxx and Journey2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dilbert Zone is Dilbert's new WWW home! The area features never-before-seen original sketches of Dilbert, a photo tour of Scott Adams' studio, Dilbert Trivia and memorabilia, high school photos and much more!: <URL:http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/>;
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