Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 09:19:10 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Gilles Bouthenot <gilles_bouthenot AT mail DOT dotcom DOT fr>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: struct ffblk bug in C++ ?
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On 29 Aug 1996, Gilles Bouthenot wrote:

> It works perfectly when compiled in C (TEST.C)
> But when I rename it to TEST.CPP, the program doesn't work: the first two
> letters of ALL entries are missing !!
> I think that it is a bug in the declaration of the ffblk struct. Did you
> ever found this problem ?

Please read section 22.10 of the DJGPP FAQ list (available as 
v2/faq201b.zip from the same place you get DJGPP).  It explains the 
reason for this bug and how to work around it in C++ programs.