Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucdavis!csusac!mmsac!ribs!reznick
From: reznick@ribs.UUCP (Larry Reznick)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: fopen() and memory shortage
Message-ID: <257@heel.ribs.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 90 21:45:27 GMT
References: <2935@tukki.jyu.fi> <256@heel.ribs.UUCP> <25D2CE9D.1135@tct.uucp>
Organization: Alldata Corp., Sacramento;
Lines: 17
In-reply-to: chip@tct.uucp's message of 9 Feb 90 14:07:24 GMT

chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) mentioned:

>Using stat() will impact portability even more.

in response to my suggestion for using stat() to get assorted file
info without opening the file.  I'm sorry.  I could have sworn
remembering that stat() was included in the ANSI C Standard copy that
I have.  (Unfortunately, it isn't with me at this moment of writing.)
Consequently, I had no qualms about recommending it as a reasonably
portable option.  Since I'm waiting for the final standard doc to be
shipped, I don't really know if it is still in there.  I'll double
check my old draft.
-- 
Lawrence S. Reznick, KB6NSI	Systems Software Engineer
Alldata Corporation		Phone: (916) 684-5200  FAX: (916) 684-5225
9412 Big Horn Blvd, Suite 6	UUCP:  {sun!sacto,csusac}!ribs!reznick
Elk Grove, CA 95758		INTERNET: ribs!reznick@sacto.West.Sun.COM