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Re: [PATCH] Fix type inconsistencies in stdint.h
Eric Blake wrote:
> Making the ABI change now (which
> probably won't affect C apps, but will definitely affect any C++ code that
> used uint32_t and friends in mangled names)
>
> But I'm with Dave that IF we decide
> the ABI change is the right thing to do, then NOW is the only time worth
> doing it.
Especially as the transition to
gcc4/dw2-eh/shared-libgcc/shared-libstdc++/--enable-fully-dynamic-string
is *definitely* an ABI break for C++, anyway.
--
Chuck