*/
const char *platform_getenv(char *var);
+/*
+ * Function: platform_vasprintf
+ * Print to allocated string
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * dat - Pointer to pointer to store allocated data.
+ * fmt - Format specification.
+ * args - Variable argument list.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Number of character written, -1 is used to indicate an error.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Allocate a string large enough to hold the output including
+ * the terminating null character than write formatted output
+ * to it using format specification.
+ */
int platform_vasprintf(char **dat, const char *fmt, va_list args);
+
+/*
+ * Function: platform_vfprintf
+ * Write formatted output using a pointer to a list of arguments.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * stream - Pointer to stream.
+ * format - Format specification.
+ * atrg - Variable argument list.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Number of characters written, not including the terminating null
+ * character, or a negitive value if an output error occurs. -1 is
+ * also used to indicate an error.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Takes a pointer to an argument list, then formats and writes the
+ * given data to `stream`.
+ */
int platform_vfprintf(FILE *stream, const char *format, va_list arg);
/*
*
* Parameters:
* stream - Pointer to stream
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 value if the buffer was succesffuly flushed. The value 0 is also
+ * returned in cases in which the specified stream has no buffer or is
+ * open for reading only. A return value of *EOF* indicates an error.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Flushes a stream. If the file associated with stream is open for output,
+ * platform_fflush writes to that file the contents of the buffer
+ * associated with the stream. If the stream is open for input,
+ * platform_fflush clears the contents of the buffer. platform_fflush
+ * negates the effect of any prior call to ungetc against stream. Also,
+ * platform_fflush(NULL) flushes all streams opened for output.
+ * The stream remains open after the call. platform_fflush has no effect
+ * on an unbuffered stream.
*/
int platform_fflush(FILE *stream);
/*
* Function: platform_fclose
- * Closes a stream
+ * Closes a stream.
*
* Parameters:
- * stream - Pointer to stream
+ * stream - Pointer to stream.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 value. *EOF* is used to indicate an error.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Closes a stream.
*/
int platform_fclose(FILE *stream);
+/*
+ * Function: platform_ferror
+ * Tests for an error on a stream.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * stream - Pointer to stream.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * If not error has occured on `stream`, 0 value is returned, otherwise
+ * it returns a nonzero value.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Tests for a reading or writing error on the file associated with `stream`.
+ * If an error has occured, the error indicator for the stream remains set
+ * until the stream is closed or rewound.
+ */
int platform_ferror(FILE *stream);
+
+/*
+ * Function: platform_fgetc
+ * Read a character from a stream.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * stream - Pointer to a stream.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * The chracter read as an int or EOF to indicate an error or end-of-file.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Reads a single chracter from the current position of the file associated
+ * with `stream`. Than increments that position. If the steam is at the end
+ * of the file, the end-of-file indicator for the stream is set.
+ */
int platform_fgetc(FILE *stream);
+
+/*
+ * Function: platform_fputs
+ * Write a string to a stream
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * str - Output string.
+ * stream - Pointer to stream.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Non-negative value if successful. EOF is used to indicate an error.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Copies `str` to the output stream at the current position.
+ */
int platform_fputs(const char *str, FILE *stream);
+
+/*
+ * Function: platform_fseek
+ * Moves the file pointer to a specified location.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * stream - Pointer to stream.
+ * offset - Number of bytes from origin to offset.
+ * origin - Initital position.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 value, nonzero values are used to indicate an error.
+ *
+ * Remarks:
+ * Moves the file pointer (if any) associated with stream to a new
+ * location that is offset bytes from origin.
+ * The next operation on the stream takes place at the new location.
+ * On a stream open for update, the next operation can be either a
+ * read or a write.
+ */
int platform_fseek(FILE *stream, long offset, int origin);
+/*
+ * Function: platform_ftell
+ * Gets the current position of a file pointer
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * stream - Pointer to stream
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Current file position. May not reflect physical byte offset, e.g
+ * systems where read-mode does carriage return-linefeed translation.
+ * -1 value is used to indivate an error.
+ */
long platform_ftell(FILE *stream);
/*