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- From: dj@ctron.com (DJ Delorie)
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- Subject: Re: gcc (djgpp) default file mode (text vs binary) question?
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- Date: 31 Aug 92 23:43:15 GMT
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- In article <BtJuws.ACx@acsu.buffalo.edu>, bandu@acsu.buffalo.edu (Jagath Samarabandu) writes:
- > I'm trying to port a bunch of unix image processing programs using djgpp and
- > have trouble setting the default file mode to binary.
- >
- > The file 'libc.doc' that comes with the distribution says I can set the global
- > variable _ftype to O_TEXT or O_BINARY and it should set the default file type.
- > But this doesn't seem to work.
-
- At least in the latest version (1.08), you can call setmode() on a
- file. This is required for stdin/stdout/stderr, which are already
- opened by the time you call main(). Also, it's always safe to use
- "rb" or "wb" when you can.
-
- > PS: Hats off to those who toiled to port gcc (djgpp). It even beats the pants
- > off of Borland C++ 3.1 for my application (both code size and speed).
-
- Thanks!
-
- DJ
- dj@ctron.com
- Life is a banana.
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