Re: [bug-gnu-libiconv] [PATCH] make genaliases* llp64 compatible

[Ozkan Sezer]

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Bruno Haible <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the patch, but it will not be applied, for two reasons:
>
> 1) It uses intptr_t without including the header file that is supposed
>   to define it, namely <stdint.h>. In fact, <stdint.h> is not even
>   present on OpenBSD 3.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1,
>   Interix 3.5, BeOS.
>

As I told in my mail, size_t works in its stead, too.

> 2) sizeof(long) < sizeof(void*) is just stupid. Microsoft did it
>   because of backward compatibility. They spit on standards: They
>   are not even providing <stdint.h> and <inttypes.h> that are
>   specified in ISO C99.

I am not a big fan of M$, but as you see M$ is not the only
one who do not follow the standarts.

>
> Your best option is to not use Win64 compilation mode, I'd guess.

I don't know anything about a "Win64 compilation mode", but
what you are saying just comes to "win32 is supported but win64
will not be."

>
> Bruno
>

Whatever you guys reckon.

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Ozkan