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Re: AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(char) should warn at autoconf time
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(char) should warn at autoconf time |
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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:54:33 -0700 |
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"Zack Weinberg" <address@hidden> writes:
> Would it be possible for autoconf to notice when AC_CHECK_SIZEOF has
> been applied to one of these types and issue a warning?
Sure, autoconf could look for those textual patterns.
Also for "char unsigned", and for "char signed".
A simpler fix would be to simply document not to bother to do that.
One could argue that Autoconf should support the general case, and
also that the usage is entrenched now. Or maybe Autoconf should just
set the size to be 1 without bothering to do anything at
configure-time?