SSA backend update

Henry Cejtin henry@sourcelight.com
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 11:48:59 -0500


Yes, if your output is to a terminal then you flush the buffer on every newline.
(Or maybe you don't even buffer at all.)  If it is to something else (a disk
file or a pipe or a socket or a device) then you only flush the buffer when it
fills or when you exit.