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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 11:07:04 -0500
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> 3rd: The full stdio code in newlib has to be changed. The buffer is used
>      anyway in binary mode, every call has to use new counting and
>      translation methods than the current one.
>      Because this has to be done _very_ cautious, it's a long time change.

FYI, DJGPP does it this way, and you're right, it was a big change.

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