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Re: sys/types.h int8_t signed or unsigned
- From: "J. Johnston" <jjohnstn at redhat dot com>
- To: Shaun Jackman <sjackman at pathwayconnect dot com>
- Cc: newlib at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 15:02:55 -0400
- Subject: Re: sys/types.h int8_t signed or unsigned
- Organization: Red Hat Inc.
- References: <1057079187.3121.66.camel@bluesteel.pathway>
Shaun Jackman wrote:
In newlib-1.11.0 int8_t is defined as
typedef char int8_t;
Out of curiosity, is char known to be signed? I thought it was ambiguous
(signed or unsigned depending on the platform). In which case this
should be
typedef signed char int8_t;
You are correct. I will change this.
Also, newlib doesn't provide stdint.h. Should it?
Newlib is not C99 (or POSIX) so it technically does not have to provide stdint.h. Would it be
nice and/or useful to have? Definitely. We have it for linux as it simply includes <sys/types.h>.
I can eventually add it or would you like to take a stab at implementing the shared version?
-- Jeff J.