Re: [Alephmodular-devel] 0.3 current status

[Michael A. <mdm...@ya...>]

--- Dietrich Epp <die...@zd...> wrote:
> 
> On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 02:06 , Br'fin
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 04:58  PM,
> Michael Adams wrote:
> >
> >> Just a question, what header is the deffinition
> for
> >> int16 and int32 comming from?  Is it a standard
> header
> >> from the host environment or one we control?  If
> the
> >> former, I'm wondering if all platforms have this
> >> header.
> >>
> >> Michael D. Adams
> >> mdm...@ya...
> >>
> > The definition of int16 and int32 and related
> values are within the 
> > cstypes.h file that we picked up from AlephOne. We
> control the file. 
> > Though it will need appropriate platform
> definitions for each platform.
> 
> Wouldn't it be easier, rather than make appropriate
> definitions for each 
> platform, just include <stdint.h>?  That file has
> typedefs for 
> everything (portably), and #define could take care
> of the rest (or 
> search & replace).
> 

Unfortunately, stdint.h doesn't exist on all
platforms, most notably MSVC++7.  I would love it if
something like this existed on all platforms (anyone
on the ANSI committy listening), but I have yet to
find it.  You may want to look at the way SDL handles
this problem.  Basicly it includes stdint.h (or the
equivalent) on platforms that have it, but also
defines int16 et. al. on the platforms that don't.

Longing for the day all platform live in peace and
perfect harmony, I remain,
Michael D. Adams
mdm...@ya...



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