Linux vs. libio

[Mark Mitchell]

>>>>> "Joe" == Joe Buck <jbuck@synopsys.COM> writes:

    Joe> I wrote:

    >> Are you sure that you understand Mark's proposal?  I ask this
    >> because your assertion is incorrect -- there would be two
    >> separate libio's involved.  (This is not a new thing: we used
    >> tricks like these back in the libc5 days sometimes).

    Joe> Whoops, it appears that I was assuming that Mark was thinking
    Joe> of doing things this way, but now I see that this is not at
    Joe> all clear.  But yes, libio as originally written was designed
    Joe> to be used this way (either as both the C and the C++ I/O
    Joe> implementation, or as only the C++ implementation).

That was indeed my original intent.  The waters have become muddied at
this point, no doubt.

But, I think you have faithfully transcribed my original proposal, and
the one with which I feel the most comfort.

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