/// that at least `n` bytes are available.
  ///
  /// Returns number of bytes read or -1 in case of error. Because of this
  /// constraint and the fact that `ssize_t` is not defined in `stdint.h`/C++
  /// standard, the return type is `int64_t`.
  ///
  /// This is thread safe.
  ///
  /// Note: the `buffer` argument is NOT a null terminated string!
  ///
  /// Plugins:

build:windows --copt=-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
build:windows --host_copt=-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
build:windows --copt=-DNOGDI
build:windows --host_copt=-DNOGDI

# MSVC (Windows): Standards-conformant preprocessor mode
# See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/preprocessor/preprocessor-experimental-overview
build:windows --copt=/Zc:preprocessor
build:windows --host_copt=/Zc:preprocessor

//   In C++ bool is a keyword while in C99 bool is a macro defined
//   in stdbool.h. It is possible for the two to be inconsistent.
//   For example, neither the C99 nor the C++11 standard force a byte
//   size on the bool type, so the macro defined in stdbool.h could
//   be inconsistent with the bool keyword in C++. Thus, the use
//   of stdbool.h is avoided and unsigned char is used instead.