Re: undefined 'lseek' whem converting CW8->CW9

In article <42db60c5$0$10607$4d4ebb8e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Peter Paulus <peter.paulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> As far as I know strupr() was ever designed for UTF-8. It is not
> designed for Pascal strings either. But it could make perfect sense to
> (have) use(d) these functions. And then it is a real nuissance if they
> disappear because there is a compiler update.

As I understand it, the 'disappearance' is due to switching from PEF to
Mach-O builds. To make the latter, you have to use what Apple provide.

> Furthermore I believe that every programmer redoing these methods
> doesn't contribute to productivity. I don't see much sense in
> re-implementing functions that have been around for so many years.
> If they need re-implementation, I guess Metrowerks should take care of that.

I don't see how Metrowerks can be expected to supplement Apple's System
library with their own non-standard functions. I think it is good advice
to keep to the C standard wherever possible.


Alwyn
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