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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk>
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Subject: Too detailed public view of POSIX.IO.File_Descriptor in Florist?
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:05:49 +0200
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Doesn't Florist (the POSIX.5 interface) give us a too detailed view of
POSIX.IO.File_Descriptor?

Is there any need at all for knowing that a file descriptor is an
integer type?

Greetings,

Jacob
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 I want to gain it by not dying."