Why streambuf::pubsync?

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From: Todd Blanchard
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 15:55

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So what was the rationale for making streambuf::sync protected and
adding a public method pubsync that just calls sync?

I mean apart from gratuitously breaking a boatload of code that 
already uses sync.

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From: tblancha@evolving.com (Todd Blanchard)
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Subject: Why streambuf::pubsync?
Date: 02 Oct 1995 15:55:27 GMT
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