On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:46:26 +0800, "Carlo Florendo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Ever since I installed a newer cygwin, I've encountered problems which I
>didn't encounter before. First, there was the
>"ls -l"problem which has not yet been resolved (and which is threaded as "ls
>problem" in this list.). Just today, i discovered something wrong while
>using gcc. I compiled the snippet below and it's supposed to prompt me for
>input twice. However, I only get prompted once. (Using the visual c++
>compiler, the borland 5.5 compiler gives the correct results)
The reverse is true for the example below: ie you were encountering
problems before, but not realising it.
>My gcc version is 2.95.3-5.
>Cygwin version is The cygwin1.dll version I am using is
>1.3.15-cygwin-1-3-15-1.
>
>-----------begin snippet-------------
>#include <stdio.h>
>int main()
>{
> int n;
> char string[80];
> for ( n=0 ; n<2 ; n++ )
> {
> printf( "Enter some words: " );
> scanf( "%s", string);
> printf( "The first word you entered is : %s\n", string );
> fflush ( stdin );
^^^hint: "while('\n'!=getchar());"
> }
> return 0;
>}
You can't flush(stdin). Nothing wrong with Cygwin here, simply the other
compilers implementing stuff that isn't part of the language. The FAQ
for comp.lang.c or alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ will no doubt give you
ample insight.
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