Re: [boost] [iostream] Device::read return inconsistency

Subject: Re: [boost] [iostream] Device::read return inconsistency
From: eg (egoots_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-11 13:12:19

Richard Smith wrote:
>> Richard Smith wrote:
>>>

> 
> I have several patches that fix this in different ways, depending on 
> ever behaviour is desired, but in the absence of documentation 
> specifying the intended behaviour of a return in the [0, n) range, I'm 
> not sure which I should be testing and submitting.
> 

Good sleuthing.

I think we need Jonathan Turkanis, the author, or some other iostreams 
expert to reply here.