On Thu, 21 Aug 2014, DJ Delorie wrote:

> > Maybe you need to refactor __glibcxx_digits so there is a version
> > taking the bitsize as an argument rather than using sizeof(T) *
> > __CHAR_BIT__, but that should be the only change needed to handle
> > such types with the existing macros.
> 
> Since the other macros use this macro, we'd need a complete second set
> of macros just for the __intN types anyway, each of which takes a

Well, the existing macros would be defined in terms of the new ones.

> bitsize and passes it down.  Since gcc already knows all the right
> answers for the __intN types and needs to emit other macros for them
> anyway, where's the benefit?

The more predefined macros there are, the more impact on startup time 
(though I don't have any specific figures).

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Joseph S. Myers
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