275 lines
7.6 KiB
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275 lines
7.6 KiB
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=head1 NAME
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perlapio - perl's IO abstraction interface.
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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PerlIO *PerlIO_stdin(void);
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PerlIO *PerlIO_stdout(void);
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PerlIO *PerlIO_stderr(void);
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PerlIO *PerlIO_open(const char *,const char *);
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int PerlIO_close(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_stdoutf(const char *,...)
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int PerlIO_puts(PerlIO *,const char *);
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int PerlIO_putc(PerlIO *,int);
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int PerlIO_write(PerlIO *,const void *,size_t);
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int PerlIO_printf(PerlIO *, const char *,...);
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int PerlIO_vprintf(PerlIO *, const char *, va_list);
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int PerlIO_flush(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_eof(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_error(PerlIO *);
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void PerlIO_clearerr(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_getc(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_ungetc(PerlIO *,int);
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int PerlIO_read(PerlIO *,void *,size_t);
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int PerlIO_fileno(PerlIO *);
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PerlIO *PerlIO_fdopen(int, const char *);
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PerlIO *PerlIO_importFILE(FILE *, int flags);
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FILE *PerlIO_exportFILE(PerlIO *, int flags);
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FILE *PerlIO_findFILE(PerlIO *);
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void PerlIO_releaseFILE(PerlIO *,FILE *);
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void PerlIO_setlinebuf(PerlIO *);
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long PerlIO_tell(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_seek(PerlIO *,off_t,int);
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int PerlIO_getpos(PerlIO *,Fpos_t *)
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int PerlIO_setpos(PerlIO *,Fpos_t *)
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void PerlIO_rewind(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_has_base(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_has_cntptr(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_fast_gets(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_canset_cnt(PerlIO *);
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char *PerlIO_get_ptr(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_get_cnt(PerlIO *);
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void PerlIO_set_cnt(PerlIO *,int);
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void PerlIO_set_ptrcnt(PerlIO *,char *,int);
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char *PerlIO_get_base(PerlIO *);
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int PerlIO_get_bufsiz(PerlIO *);
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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Perl's source code should use the above functions instead of those
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defined in ANSI C's I<stdio.h>. The perl headers will C<#define> them to
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the I/O mechanism selected at Configure time.
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The functions are modeled on those in I<stdio.h>, but parameter order
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has been "tidied up a little".
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=over 4
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=item B<PerlIO *>
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This takes the place of FILE *. Like FILE * it should be treated as
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opaque (it is probably safe to assume it is a pointer to something).
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=item B<PerlIO_stdin()>, B<PerlIO_stdout()>, B<PerlIO_stderr()>
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Use these rather than C<stdin>, C<stdout>, C<stderr>. They are written
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to look like "function calls" rather than variables because this makes
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it easier to I<make them> function calls if platform cannot export data
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to loaded modules, or if (say) different "threads" might have different
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values.
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=item B<PerlIO_open(path, mode)>, B<PerlIO_fdopen(fd,mode)>
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These correspond to fopen()/fdopen() arguments are the same.
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=item B<PerlIO_printf(f,fmt,...)>, B<PerlIO_vprintf(f,fmt,a)>
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These are fprintf()/vfprintf() equivalents.
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=item B<PerlIO_stdoutf(fmt,...)>
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This is printf() equivalent. printf is #defined to this function,
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so it is (currently) legal to use C<printf(fmt,...)> in perl sources.
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=item B<PerlIO_read(f,buf,count)>, B<PerlIO_write(f,buf,count)>
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These correspond to fread() and fwrite(). Note that arguments
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are different, there is only one "count" and order has
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"file" first.
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=item B<PerlIO_close(f)>
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=item B<PerlIO_puts(f,s)>, B<PerlIO_putc(f,c)>
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These correspond to fputs() and fputc().
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Note that arguments have been revised to have "file" first.
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=item B<PerlIO_ungetc(f,c)>
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This corresponds to ungetc().
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Note that arguments have been revised to have "file" first.
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=item B<PerlIO_getc(f)>
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This corresponds to getc().
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=item B<PerlIO_eof(f)>
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This corresponds to feof().
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=item B<PerlIO_error(f)>
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This corresponds to ferror().
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=item B<PerlIO_fileno(f)>
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This corresponds to fileno(), note that on some platforms,
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the meaning of "fileno" may not match Unix.
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=item B<PerlIO_clearerr(f)>
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This corresponds to clearerr(), i.e., clears 'eof' and 'error'
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flags for the "stream".
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=item B<PerlIO_flush(f)>
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This corresponds to fflush().
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=item B<PerlIO_tell(f)>
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This corresponds to ftell().
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=item B<PerlIO_seek(f,o,w)>
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This corresponds to fseek().
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=item B<PerlIO_getpos(f,p)>, B<PerlIO_setpos(f,p)>
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These correspond to fgetpos() and fsetpos(). If platform does not
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have the stdio calls then they are implemented in terms of PerlIO_tell()
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and PerlIO_seek().
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=item B<PerlIO_rewind(f)>
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This corresponds to rewind(). Note may be redefined
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in terms of PerlIO_seek() at some point.
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=item B<PerlIO_tmpfile()>
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This corresponds to tmpfile(), i.e., returns an anonymous
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PerlIO which will automatically be deleted when closed.
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=back
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=head2 Co-existence with stdio
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There is outline support for co-existence of PerlIO with stdio.
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Obviously if PerlIO is implemented in terms of stdio there is
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no problem. However if perlio is implemented on top of (say) sfio
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then mechanisms must exist to create a FILE * which can be passed
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to library code which is going to use stdio calls.
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=over 4
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=item B<PerlIO_importFILE(f,flags)>
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Used to get a PerlIO * from a FILE *.
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May need additional arguments, interface under review.
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=item B<PerlIO_exportFILE(f,flags)>
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Given an PerlIO * return a 'native' FILE * suitable for
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passing to code expecting to be compiled and linked with
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ANSI C I<stdio.h>.
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The fact that such a FILE * has been 'exported' is recorded,
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and may affect future PerlIO operations on the original
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PerlIO *.
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=item B<PerlIO_findFILE(f)>
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Returns previously 'exported' FILE * (if any).
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Place holder until interface is fully defined.
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=item B<PerlIO_releaseFILE(p,f)>
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Calling PerlIO_releaseFILE informs PerlIO that all use
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of FILE * is complete. It is removed from list of 'exported'
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FILE *s, and associated PerlIO * should revert to original
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behaviour.
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=item B<PerlIO_setlinebuf(f)>
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This corresponds to setlinebuf(). Use is deprecated pending
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further discussion. (Perl core uses it I<only> when "dumping";
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it has nothing to do with $| auto-flush.)
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=back
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In addition to user API above there is an "implementation" interface
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which allows perl to get at internals of PerlIO.
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The following calls correspond to the various FILE_xxx macros determined
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by Configure. This section is really of interest to only those
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concerned with detailed perl-core behaviour or implementing a
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PerlIO mapping.
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=over 4
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=item B<PerlIO_has_cntptr(f)>
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Implementation can return pointer to current position in the "buffer" and
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a count of bytes available in the buffer.
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=item B<PerlIO_get_ptr(f)>
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Return pointer to next readable byte in buffer.
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=item B<PerlIO_get_cnt(f)>
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Return count of readable bytes in the buffer.
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=item B<PerlIO_canset_cnt(f)>
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Implementation can adjust its idea of number of
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bytes in the buffer.
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=item B<PerlIO_fast_gets(f)>
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Implementation has all the interfaces required to
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allow perl's fast code to handle <FILE> mechanism.
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PerlIO_fast_gets(f) = PerlIO_has_cntptr(f) && \
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PerlIO_canset_cnt(f) && \
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`Can set pointer into buffer'
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=item B<PerlIO_set_ptrcnt(f,p,c)>
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Set pointer into buffer, and a count of bytes still in the
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buffer. Should be used only to set
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pointer to within range implied by previous calls
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to C<PerlIO_get_ptr> and C<PerlIO_get_cnt>.
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=item B<PerlIO_set_cnt(f,c)>
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Obscure - set count of bytes in the buffer. Deprecated.
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Currently used in only doio.c to force count < -1 to -1.
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Perhaps should be PerlIO_set_empty or similar.
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This call may actually do nothing if "count" is deduced from pointer
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and a "limit".
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=item B<PerlIO_has_base(f)>
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Implementation has a buffer, and can return pointer
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to whole buffer and its size. Used by perl for B<-T> / B<-B> tests.
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Other uses would be very obscure...
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=item B<PerlIO_get_base(f)>
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Return I<start> of buffer.
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=item B<PerlIO_get_bufsiz(f)>
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Return I<total size> of buffer.
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=back
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