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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:29 -0600
From: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
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Subject: Re: cygwin g++ strictness
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According to Corinna Vinschen on 10/31/2008 7:50 AM:
>> But yes, it might be nice if cygwin used the same type as Linux, as we
>> claim to strive for Linux source compatibility.
> 
> Why exactly?  The important thing here is that int32_t is 32 bit wide,
> regardless of using int or long as base type.

To make it easier to port (broken) packages that compile on Linux, but not
on Cygwin.

On the other hand, we could argue that by not changing the typedef, we are
doing users a favor - by using a different type than Linux, we are forcing
them to fix their packages to write portable code rather than buggy code.

- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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