Thread: can you use fstream in linux?

specifically this type of file i/o:

ifstream aFile ("blah", ios::binary)

i don't actually have linux and i know nothing about it and can't test it, i just want to leave the option open in the future to port my program to linux.

Yes, you can use ifstream in linux. At work I had a problem using ios::binary on Unix, since all files are treated as binary. I assume you may find the same problem. Use a conditional define to test for the operating system, eg :

Code:

#ifdef _LINUX_
ifstream aFile ("blah");
#else
ifstream aFile ("blah", ios::binary);
#endif

Originally posted by Lynux-Penguin
why not just use the C defined file streams?

... The obvious answer: Maybe he's programming in C++.