Re: Bug in C or C++ libraries for OS X

[Henry F. Mollet]

> | However, you explained in a recent post why I cannot load binary files on my
> | Mac, so there was no point even trying to doctor my Systat binary files:
> | 
> | > From other posts, I seem to remember that you are using Mac OS X.
> | > Perhaps the problem is due to an old bug in the C or C++ library on
> | > that system that causes binary reads to report the wrong number of
> | > bytes or the wrong status at EOF (I can't remember the precise details
> | > of the bug, just that there was one -- maybe someone else remembers
> | > more can provide additional information).
> 
> Presumably this bug will be fixed (I was under the impression that it
> had, in a more recent version of the C or C++ libraries for OS X).
> 
> jwe
> 

I'm trying to make sure that I understand this. This is entirely a Mac OS X
problem rather than a Fink or Octave problem and there is little that I can
do. 

I have the Dec 2002 OS X Dev Tools and the Aug 2003 gcc Updater installed.
These appear to be the latest version for Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Jaguar). I'm not
sure if upgrading to OS X 10.3 would solve the problem?

When checking the Developer Site, I found:
Xcode Tools v1.0 
Xcode Tools version 1.0 include gcc 3.3, Interface Builder 2.3.4,
AppleScript Studio, updated documentation, performance tools.  NOTE:
Requires Mac OS X v 10.3 or later.
But I don't know if this takes the place of the Dev Tools and if this would
take care of the bug in the C or C++ libraries for OS X.
Henry




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