Re: HAVE_FTIME, src/m/vax.h, and src/m in general

[Stefan Monnier]

> src/s is a tougher nut to crack, but here's a patch
> to get the ball rolling by getting rid of src/m.
> I'd like to test it a bit more and then install
> it into the trunk.  It does affect the msdos and nt
> builds and I've tried to include changes when necessary
> to build them but have not tested that.

Haven't tried it, but I'm curious:
Why use

   #define BITS_PER_SHORT BITS_OF_SIGNED_MAX (SHRT_MAX)

rather than

   #define BITS_PER_SHORT (CHAR_BIT * sizeof (short))


-- Stefan