On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 12:10:59PM +0200, Andreas Jaeger wrote: > >> I am working with Eric to clean up the Linux/mips configuration in > >> gcc 3.x. I'd like to change WCHAR_TYPE from "long int" to "int". They > >> are the same on Linux/mips. There won't be any run-time problems. I am > >> wondering if there are any compatibility problems at the compile time > >> at the source and binary level. For one thing, __WCHAR_TYPE__ will be > >> changed from "long int" to "int". The only thing I can think of is > >> the C++ libraries. But gcc 3.x doesn't work on Linux/mips. The one > >> I am working on will be the first gcc 3.x for Linux/mips. So there > >> shouldn't be any problems. Am I right? > > > > The MIPS ABI defines wchar_t to long. So please go ahead and make the > > change. > > I'm confused. The ABI defines it to be long - and he should change it > nevertheless? It's defined as a "long", not "long int" so we're obviously off by a tiny bit. H.J. - why did you want to change this type anyway? "long int" and "int" both have the same size and signedness so there isn't any incompatibility anyway? Ralf
