Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 13:16:07 +0300 (IDT)
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Subject: Re: 3rd Try: Maybe an asm problem? (Problems linking)
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On Mon, 1 May 2000, Ian Chapman wrote:

> 	this thread is a bit above the level that I think about.  If I have:
> cin >> buf; // do I need to worry about __dpmi_yield?

If your program does this a lot, like most interactive programs do,
then IMHO yes, you should worry about it.

> 	I guess it should be used by people writing cin type functions not
> users.

You are right.  Some library functions in DJGPP really do that for
you.  But if library functions don't do that, the application should.