Re: [bug-gnulib] Re: size_max

[Stepan Kasal]

Hi,

On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 11:20:13PM +0100, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> >> +#ifndef GNULIB_SIZE_MAX_H
> >> +#define GNULIB_SIZE_MAX_H
> >> +
> >> +# include <limits.h>
> >> +# if HAVE_STDINT_H
> >> +#  include <stdint.h>
> >> +# endif
> >> +
> >> +#endif /* GNULIB_SIZE_MAX_H */
> >
> > You can systematically replace GNULIB_SIZE_MAX_H with SIZE_MAX; one
> > less symbol to worry about.  (Or is that too cute?  :-)
> 
> Except for the #define, I suppose.  POSIX says SIZE_MAX should be
> usable in #if directives, so I think the neat trick will work.

but without the define, you'd probably disable an optimisation on the
preprocessing.  I think GNULIB_SIZE_MAX_H is fine.

Stepan