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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:10:19 -0400
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Subject: Re: size_t and ssize_t
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> There is no reason for or against any change.  Nobody is supposed to
> know what those types are, so it shouldn't matter what they are.  Is
> there a specific reason for the change?

Let me amend that by saying "as long as you don't change the size or
signedness of the type".  Changing the size will break binary
compatibility, and changing the signedness will break functionality.

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