Re: [Bug-ocrad] Ocrad opens files in text mode

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

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> In the SpamBayes project (http://www.spambayes.org/) we're starting to use
> ocrad as an OCR tool.  It works well on Unix-oid systems, but fails on
> Windows.  We tracked it down to the fact that the input files are not opened
> in binary mode:
>
>     if( std::strcmp( infile_name, "-" ) == 0 ) infile = stdin;
>     else infile = std::fopen( infile_name, "r" );
>
> There should be a "b" in that mode string.  Alas, it's not clear how you can
> place stdin in binary mode, so input redirection will probably always fail.

I didn't add the "b" because there is no difference between text and 
binary files in POSIX systems. But Microsoft is always ready to annoy me. :)

I'll add the "b" for the next version, but as you say input redirection 
will probably always fail.

Regards,
Antonio.