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On 10 Aug 2001, Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > As bad as `findfirst' is, `for_each_file' is not as good. You
> > cannot stop short of reading the entire list, for one.
>
> If that's the only drawback of for_each_file()
...
The main problem with `for_each_file' is that it's awkward to use.
Mostly this is imposed by C, but `for_each_file' is just not the
right interface for C.
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