Abhay wrote:
: If I look at the gcc install, showmanyc is defined to return
: std::streamsize in both the files. But somehow, showmanyc, as
: overridden by basic_filebuf is returning int (I guess once all the
: typedefs/defines are substituted.).

The Standard was broken. It should be defined as streamsize.
It is fixed in TC1.

: I'd really appreciate it if someone can throw in a hint.. (am I missing
: a -D option?). I am getting similar errors for g++ and aCC. Also, I am
: using ObjectSpace's library.
: Abhay

ObjectSpace may not have realized the Standard was broken and provided
something what wasn't consistent?