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Re: Definition of 'bool'
On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 17:07, Matt Jerdonek wrote:
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> We recently added some C++ code and encountered a problem with the definition of 'bool'. In
> infra/include/cyg_type.h, bool is typedef'd as an int, while in C++ a bool is an 8-bit value. This
> difference causes us problems as when sharing a boolean between C and C++ code because the variable
> is accessed differently.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this problem and how they got around it. Also, does it make
> sense to change the definition of bool in cyg_type.h to be an 8-bit value?
We've been around this bush before, but I don't recall the details.
Have you searched the archives to see if there are any relevant posts?
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Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
MLB Associates
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