PATCH : basic_fstream::is_open()

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

Richard Andrews <richarda@ixla.com.au> writes:

| > > http://anubis.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-closed.html#73
| > > 
| > > not a defect......
| 
| I'm not convinced.

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| Is it fair to impose this restriction?
| 
| Is there some reason why asking if a stream is open should change it?

Did you read the resolution in the above mentioned link?

| Should I be arguing to some other group about this? It's more a C++ standard question by the sound of things.

You might to raise that issue in comp.std.c++.

-- Gaby
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