Accessing file descriptors in fstream (g++ 3.0.1)

Accessing file descriptors in fstream (g++ 3.0.1)

[Raja Gopal]

Hi gcc-gurus,
gcc-3.0 doesn't allow you to get file descriptors if you use ofstream. Is 
there any work around to get file descriptors?
I have seen this message posted by several people, but there is no answer so 
far.

Did any one get a way out of it?

please respond....

Thanks

raja




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Accessing file descriptors in fstream (g++ 3.0.1)

[Rankin, Chris]

Hi,
I am trying to port some (essential!) code from g++-2.95.3 to g++-3.0.1 but
am having difficulty with the fstreams classes. It looks as if all the
interfaces that would have allowed me to access the underlying file
descriptor have been removed, and nothing has been added to take their
place.

I imagine that this has been done in the name of being "standards
compliant". Gee, thanks. Is there a workaround, a patch available, or will I
just have to ditch g++-3.0.1 and stick with 2.95.3?

FWIW, I *cannot* allow these streams' file descriptors to be inherited by
any child processes, and I don't *care* if I have to write non-compliant
code to do it. My primary concern is for the code to *work* - without that,
all "compliance" issues are irrelevant.

I would appreciate any assistance with this, please.

Cheers,
Chris

P.S. I see that the "permissions" argument has also been removed from the
ofstream constructor. However, I could live with that - IF I also had access
to the file descriptor.


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