[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Buffer mode should be specifiable on open-file-input-port

[John Cowan]

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Submitter: John Cowan
Email address: cowan at ccil.org
Issue type: Defect
Priority: Major
Component: I/O
Report version: 5.92
Summary:  Buffer mode should be specifiable on open-file-input-port

Currently, buffer modes are for output only.  However, operating systems
also distinguish between buffered and unbuffered input.  The
open-file-input-port procedure should be allowed to accept an additional
argument specifying the buffer mode, in parallel with open-file-output-port.
Allowing input to be unbuffered can limit deadlocks when dealing with
communicating processes.

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