On Fre, 2008-06-13 at 14:17 +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote: > Bernd Petrovitsch wrote: > > Actually the size of ints (or any other type) can be easily deduced > > without running a (for the target) compiled binary: > > - compile the binary (for the target) with an initialized variable with > > that value. > > - use cross nm (or a similar tool) to read it from there. > > Or the method autoconf uses - binary search, using a compile-time > numeric comparison which resolves to a successful or failed compile. Good, I didn't know that. > That seems more portable to me. Yes, just using the compiler is better. Bernd -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-embedded" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
