Re: Programming in standard c

jacob navia said:

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This insistence of getting the WORST system then FORCING all other
people to adapt themselves to that pile of sh...!

No, nobody insists on any such thing, and nobody is forcing anyone to do
anything. If you want a system-specific solution, you can have one,
because implementors provide them for such tasks as getting the file size
in a way meaningful on the system they are targeting. But those who need a
truly portable solution are not able to make the kinds of assumptions that
you seem to think are reasonable. You may have the luxury of choosing the
hardware you will target, but not everyone else has that luxury. You might
be able to say "I wouldn't be seen dead using such a stupid system", but
other people do have to use systems that you wouldn't be seen dead using.
C does not abandon them.

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