Re: getline vs linebuffer

[Eric Blake]

On 09/26/2011 04:06 PM, Reuben Thomas wrote:
> On 26 September 2011 23:04, Eric Blake<address@hidden>  wrote:
> > On 09/26/2011 03:47 PM, Reuben Thomas wrote:
> > > Is linebuffer obsoleteable in the face of standardized getline and
> > > friends?
> >
> > Not necessarily, because linebuffer provides a slightly different interface
> > that might be easier to use.
>
> If others agree with this, I'll write a patch which cross-refers the
> two and mentions that linebuffer can be easier to use. But I'd rather
> it disappeared!

Coreutils uses linebuffer far more than getline, and for good reason. 
Before you propose removing linebuffer, try writing a patch to make 
coreutils stop using it, and see how hard that is.

Gnulib is allowed to provide both standard interfaces (getline) and 
useful GNU interfaces (linebuffer), where you can then choose which 
interface better suits your needs.

But a patch for both modules that references the other may indeed be 
worthwhile.

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