Re: Size of file

CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Keith Thompson wrote:
CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

... snip ...

stat is not present in standard C. Thus it can do anything,
and is off topic here unless you present its actual coding (in
standard C).

... snip ...

If you want to say it's off-topic, just say it's off-topic (and
I agree, it is off-topic, though I don't object to a brief
mention). Dragging in absurd, and presumably unserious,
suggestions about how it *could* be topical is not at all helpful.

I disagree. There is no reason a user can't write his own stat()
function, say as:

int stat(char *s) {
return !!*s;
}

I think my response (above) covered the possibilities.

The previous poster talked about using stat to determine the size of a
file.

Topicality doesn't preclude using a little common sense. When you
talk about Pascal, I generally assume you mean the language, not the
philosopher.

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