GNU bug report logs - #78465
[PATCH] * src/lread.c (load): Try reuse the fd if it was opened in binary mode

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Reported by: Lin Sun <sunlin7 <at> hotmail.com>

Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 07:10:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch, wontfix

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 78465 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lin Sun <sunlin7 <at> hotmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "78465 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <78465 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#78465: [PATCH] * src/lread.c (load): Try reuse the fd if it
 was opened in binary mode
Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 03:20:51 +0000

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2025 07:48 AM
> Thanks, but I don't think we should install this.  fdopen on Windows
> has all kinds of subtleties and idiosyncrasies, which is the reason
> why we don't use fdopen here.  This code has seen several changes in
> the past due to those problems, and I don't want to risk reintroducing
> them again, certainly not for the benefit of a mere 3.8% reduction in
> load time.  It just isn't worth the risk.

Thanks for your comment, and got your point. 
Please feel free to close this ticket. Thank you!
This bug report was last modified 1 day ago.

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