Please note consolidated reply to both Paul and Bruno.
On Sun, Aug 21, 2022, at 5:25 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 8/21/22 07:59, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>> Paul Eggert:
>>> Zack Weinberg:
@defmac AC_C_BOOL (@ovar{if-required})
>>>
>>> How about if we omit the IF-REQUIRED parameter?
>>
>> Taking o
On 8/22/22 15:58, Zack Weinberg wrote:
There isn’t a bool module right now, are you proposing to add one?
Yes.
I want to get to where _no_ Gnulib module is required for
bool; AC_C_BOOL by itself should be enough.
Yes, that's the long term goal. But in the shorter term Gnulib-using
code ca
Replying to https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2022-08/msg6.html :
> > will quietly bump its minimum C compiler requirement to C99. Are we
> > okay with that?
> Yes, I think so. I believe Gawk was the last Gnulib-using project that wanted
> portability to C89, and Gawk dropped that
Zack Weinberg wrote:
> > * In C++ mode,
> […]
> > [cstdbool may include] various OS stuff, and should therefore be
> > avoided when possible. Since a compilation unit cannot be ISO C 23
> > and C++ at the same time, it is easy to achieve: Wrap the new
> > config.h additions in
> >
