Re: size_max

[Bruno Haible]

Jim Meyering wrote:
> AFAICS, gettext and xsize are the only gnulib modules that use it,
> so deprecating size_max sounds like a good idea, assuming
> Bruno doesn't mind adjusting those two modules.

In <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2009-05/msg00224.html>
why it is important for vasnprintf.c to get a correct SIZE_MAX in the
cheapest possible way. That is, without the full stdint.h replacement module.

Simon Josefsson wrote:
> +2009-10-06  Simon Josefsson  <address@hidden>
> +
> +     * lib/size_max.h: Remove file.
> +     * modules/size_max: Drop size_max.h.
> +     * NEWS: Explain.

Hello? You propose to remove a file that is in use by other files in gnulib,
without explaining what to do with the other files. ?!

Bruno