> From: Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> Another example are applications that are written (correctly)
>> to use ssize_t. If the system has a size_t, but not a ssize_t,
>> to what type do you typedef the ssize_t?
>
> Most people use AC_CHECK_TYPE(ssize_t, int). This relies on the
> autoconf 2.50 AC_CHECK_TYPE, which includes unistd.h if available. I
> don't know of any (necessarily old and pre-POSIX) system lacking
> ssize_t where 'int' does not work.
Yes, that's what I used to use as well.
Bless their furry little hearts, Win/64 has a 64-bit size_t,
no ssize_t, and a 32-bit int.
Regards,
--keith
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Keith Bostic
Sleepycat Software Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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