Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:40:41 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/include stdio.h src/lib/libc/stdio clrerr.c feof.c ferror.c fileno.c getc.c getchar.c local.h putc.c putchar.c xprintf.c Message-ID: <20080508074041.GM7293@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <48222782.7000303@FreeBSD.org> References: <200805051603.m45G3rrN089219@repoman.freebsd.org> <200805051459.29200.jhb@freebsd.org> <20080505192417.GS7293@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <200805051637.43073.jhb@freebsd.org> <20080507064013.GU32532@elvis.mu.org> <48222782.7000303@FreeBSD.org>
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--V4yrq4dHtCqH+JvC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 03:04:50PM -0700, Maxim Sobolev wrote: >Can you please explain the "needed" part? - The file struct is in two pieces: struct __sFILE and struct __sFILEX This is at best a wart. - stdio currently only supports file descriptors <=3D32767. > What are gains apart from pure aesthetics "data-hiding" is a standard technique. Making FILE opaque means that future changes can be made without impacting altering the ABI. --=20 Peter Jeremy Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour. --V4yrq4dHtCqH+JvC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkgirnkACgkQ/opHv/APuIcU0ACfZLcjzBMO/9nKFvmFEXuTFBW1 BfAAoLU8Jfd/r1PRpQlr5G30965BPUVr =fCuq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --V4yrq4dHtCqH+JvC--
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