From:	"Alexei A. Frounze" <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: feof(FILE *) NOT portable...
Date:	Thu, 11 May 2000 16:31:06 +0400
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If you want somekind of feof() that can tell you is EOF reached or not
independantly from reading functions, why don't you simply define your own?

You always can obtain current position in a file and find the size of a
file. So just compare the position with the size and you're done.

Actually, I've been wondered by such a strange behaviour of feof() in the
beginning of learning C too... Just because the EOF() function in Pascal is
really independant from file reads and you may invoke EOF() at any moment
you like. You'll be able to know is the EOF reached or not. 

But in C this function originally was defined in another manner. Anyway,
that should not be a problem for a person capable to implement his/her own
algorithm either avoiding LIBC functions or finding way to use LIBC
functions. :)

Just do it and don't complain about LIBC. Millions people use it and seems
it's a way to go. :)

Good Luck
Alexei A. Frounze
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