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Re: [PATCH 64bit] ssize_t

From: "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
To: Ralf Corsepius <ralf dot corsepius at rtems dot org>
Cc: <newlib at sourceware dot org>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:40:12 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH 64bit] ssize_t
References: <CAGvSfezaoHbw9gyUqB9pQHqA-eaKofLi=7OPPt2hGuJWMF71_Q@mail.gmail.com> <20130220141433.GA28080@calimero.vinschen.de> <5124E6D4.2000901@rtems.org>

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013, Ralf Corsepius wrote:

> GCC requires exact symmetry of types between ssize_t and size_t.

GCC does not know or care about ssize_t; it's not an ISO C type.  POSIX, 
which defines ssize_t, does not require it to be the signed type 
corresponding to size_t.

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com

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