Re: [Mingw-users] Initializing _fmode

[Danny S. <dan...@cl...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Veldkamp, Michiel" <mic...@at...>
To: "'min...@li...'" <min...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2002 17:33
Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] Initializing _fmode


> "Earnie Boyd" wrote:
>
> > What happens with `unsigned int _fmode = _O_BINARY;'?
>
> It builds, but has no effect. It seems as if a new
> variable is created.
>


Two points:
1)  according to MSDN docs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/h
tml/_crt__fmode.asp

_fmode is declared as  int , not unsigned
it is declared in stdlib.h, not fcntl.h

2) The _CRT_fmode mechanism  in place in current mingw does a bit more
than what Michiel's example would do: It also changes mode of  stdin,
stderr, and stdout.

It is possible to have the _fmode/binmode.o mechanism working as per
MSDN docs (set mode of everyhing except  std file handles) as well as
the mingw specific  _CRT_fmode mechanism.  Is that desirable?

Danny

Danny