From: dbe AT wgn DOT net ($Bill Luebkert)
Subject: Re: B20.1 Automatic carriage return
31 Dec 1998 18:56:11 -0800
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References: <199812311751 DOT LAA29148 AT modi DOT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu>
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To: Mumit Khan <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu>
Cc: Cheung Chi Man <cheung_chi_man AT hotmail DOT com>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

Mumit Khan wrote:
> 
> "Cheung Chi Man" <cheung_chi_man AT hotmail DOT com> writes:
> >    I use Cygwin B20.1, under WIndows 95, to compile my C++ program.
> > However, I found that a carriage return occur even if I have no
> > intention to do.
> >    For example, my program (test.cpp):
> >       #include <iostream>
> >       void main()
> >       { int number;
> >         cout<<" Please input a number ";
> >         cin>>number;
> >         cout<<number<<" is your input number";
> >       }
> >    When I compile it and run the prgram, it occur as follow :
> >    ------- screen shot -------
> >    BASH.EXE-2.02$g++ -o test test.cpp
> >    BASH.EXE-2.02$./test.exe
> >    Please input a number
> >    13
> >    13 is your input number BASH.EXE-2.02$
> >    ------- screen shot end ------
> >    It automatically make a carriage return !! Is there something
> > worng ?
> >
> 
> The carriage return comes from when you hit <cr> after you enter the
> number.
> 
> It's not a bug, but expected behaviour. To do otherwise, ie., to swallow
> the <cr>, you need to use one of the terminal packages (eg., curses).

I'm not positive, but I think he's referring to the <cr> before the 13, 
not after.  The one after "number".  My guess is he wanted the number 
to be input on the same line as the prompt.

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