PR# 19790 {PLAIN_TEXT_FILE}.`make_open_temporary' not working with MSC compiler

Problem Report Summary

Submitter: tilouis

Category: EiffelBase

Priority: Low

Date: 2021/08/03

Class: Bug

Severity: Non-critical

Number: 19790

Release: 20.05

Confidential: No

Status: Analyzed

Responsible:

Environment: Windows with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013

Synopsis: {PLAIN_TEXT_FILE}.`make_open_temporary' not working with MSC compiler

Description

When I call {PLAIN_TEXT_FILE}.`make_open_temporary'  on Windows, using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 compiler, It raised an "Invalid argument: OPERATING_SYSTEM_FAILURE" error.

To Reproduce

Minimalist example:

class
	APPLICATION

create
	make

feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make
			-- Run application.
		local
			l_file:PLAIN_TEXT_FILE
		do
			create l_file.make_open_temporary
		end

end

Problem Report Interactions

From:jfiat_es Date:2021/12/23 Status: Analyzed Download

On Windows, the runtime is using the function _wsopen (see https://github.com/EiffelSoftware/EiffelStudio/blob/main/Src/C/run-time/file.c#L2289 )
Do you have a strong requirement to use VS 2013, or you can use more recent version of MS C compiler?