Re: fseek and open_memstream

Christopher Layne <clayne@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Keith Thompson wrote:

I was responding to CBFalconer's followup. Chuck wrote just 3 lines
that, in effect, pointed out that the code is implementation-specific,
hardly a huge waste of time. I wasn't commenting directly on the
original code; I was quibbling about some technical points in Chuck's
followup.

What do you suggest we do instead?

Well you know I'm not going to tell you what to do Keith. :) It's just that I
see people post such completely random code that it so off-base, yet people
still chase after it like rabid dogs waiting to throw down the corrections.
Why is it?

It's like an attempt to not be an enabler to the OP but with the added message
of "oh and none of this shit is portable either, go to another NG."

It is the biggest "put off" in this NG IMO. A bunch of show offs rushing
to be first to post the "standard correction". Often they post the
correction even though they can see it has been done 20 times already.

Tedious and mind numbingly petty isn't sufficient to describe the
characters of certain contributors to this NG.

Again : if you don't want to be constructive and help, then don't reply.
.

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