X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" To: References: <490A30C8.5000107@sh.cvut.cz> <001601c93b31$a961b940$4001a8c0@mycomputer> <003e01c93b42$e92a17a0$4001a8c0@mycomputer> <490AE8A0.8090009@sh.cvut.cz> <001a01c93b4d$617de150$4001a8c0@mycomputer> <490AF1E3.3020308@sh.cvut.cz> <007401c93b56$ebcfa510$4001a8c0@mycomputer> <490B0084.1070803@sh.cvut.cz> <008a01c93b5a$9338d300$4001a8c0@mycomputer> <490B078B.9030007@byu.net> <20081031135011.GB15518@calimero.vinschen.de> <490B21E9.80807@lysator.liu.se> <011601c93b6e$49bbb710$4001a8c0@mycomputer> <490B268D.3010801@byu.net> Subject: RE: cygwin g++ strictness Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:02:12 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <490B268D.3010801@byu.net> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com > From: Eric Blake > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > According to John Emmas on 10/31/2008 9:35 AM: > > question - when programming like this:- > > > > int32_t i = 32; > > printf("%d", i); > > > > is it reasonable for a programmer to assume that a type declared as > > int32_t will be compatible with "%d" when building for a > 32-bit platform? > > It is not portable to platforms with 16-bit int (although > these days, such platforms are museumware). That, or: - Running your car's engineware. - Exploding an airbag into your face on detecting a collisionware. - Recording your vital signsware. - Pumping insulin into youware. - Doing your laundyware - Computerized exercise machinewear - Microwaveware - A billion other products with 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers in themware. CSci doesn't begin and end with the CPU currently on our desks! > You can probably > ignore the warning on 32-bit platforms, but the better fix is > to make your code portable by using . > Well, yeah. There's always the option to not Do The Right Thing(tm), but my personal experience is that correct way is usually also the easiest way. -- Gary R. Van Sickle -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/