Message-Id:	<1.5.4.32.19971119105633.006c39f8@dce03.ipt.br>
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Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 1997 08:56:33 -0200
To:	Thomas Demmer <demmer AT LSTM DOT Ruhr-UNI-Bochum DOT De>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From:	Cesar Scarpini Rabak <csrabak AT dce03 DOT ipt DOT br>
Subject:	Re: stdout flushing after printf, SIGALRM signal and GNU Make

At 09:00 19/11/97 +0100, Thomas Demmer wrote:

>That should be explained in the FAQ, or check the libc info
>files for the magic word setvbuf.
>Anyway, because this is the most frequently asked frequently
>asked question, DJ is planning to change stdout to unbuffered.
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
>
>Seems to be too much UNIXism in a DOS world. 

Just my two cents:

If this is being considered, might we have then some sort of flag which
allow the programmer to choose between buffered or not?

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