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authorAndy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>2014-02-07 14:42:40 +0100
committerAndy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>2014-02-07 14:42:40 +0100
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@@ -1792,6 +1792,10 @@ indicating the position of the next byte is to read.
Finally, if @var{close} is not @code{#f}, it must be a thunk. It is
invoked when the custom binary input port is closed.
+The returned port is fully buffered by default, but its buffering mode
+can be changed using @code{setvbuf} (@pxref{Ports and File Descriptors,
+@code{setvbuf}}).
+
Using a custom binary input port, the @code{open-bytevector-input-port}
procedure could be implemented as follows: