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Re: [PATCH 5/5] style: don't use std::endl


From: Hans Åberg
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] style: don't use std::endl
Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 14:01:14 +0200

> On 9 May 2018, at 08:18, Akim Demaille <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> Le 8 mai 2018 à 18:03, Hans Åberg <address@hidden> a écrit :
>> 
>> 
>>> On 8 May 2018, at 17:02, Akim Demaille <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Don't use std::endl, it flushes uselessly, and is considered bad
>>> style.
>> 
>> Flushing is good with debugging and error reporting, though.
> 
> I agree, but in that case an explicit `flush()` is better.
> And in the case of Bison, I don’t think we need any.
> 
> Besides, stdout is typically line buffered when connected to a terminal,
> and stderr is typically unbuffered.

I can see this difference when throwing an uncaught exception: std::cerr is 
output before the exception reporting, whereas std::cout after, when the 
buffers are flushed in connection with program termination.





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