//this shows that the older version of mingw32 can be better than the newer one
#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <conio.h>
main()
{
      //the string should be written two times if the file exists
      ifstream xyz;
      char chr;
      xyz.open("a.bat");
      while(xyz.get(chr)) cout<<chr; //INFO: it always works
      xyz.close();
      
      xyz.open("a.bat"); //on the newer version, the file is not opened
      while(xyz.get(chr)) cout<<chr; //INFO: it works on the older version ONLY
      getch();
//newer version 3.4.2 (Dev-Cpp 4.9.9.2)
//older: 2.95.3-6 (Dev-Cpp 4.9.6.0)
    //parameters:
    //older version: d:\progra~1\dev-cpp\bin\g++.exe "bug.cpp" -o "bug.exe" -s 
    //newer version: d:\windows\dev-cpp\bin\g++.exe "bug.cpp" -o "bug.exe" -s
//Sławomir N., Poland
}
/*        poczta-sn@gazeta.pl        */
// probably the xyz.close() function does not work corectly