[boost] Re: Another patch for long long in gcc -std=c++98

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-15 11:32:02

"Aaron W. LaFramboise" <aaronrabiddog51_at_[hidden]> writes:

> This is a followup from prior threads:
> TT_AUX_IS_CONVERTIBLE_FROM_FLOAT_CV_SPEC in
> type_traits/is_convertable.hpp:
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/106708
> long long support with GCC:
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user/6693
>
> The following patch is another attempt to get long long support working,
> in a manner acceptable with Boost, even when -std=c++98 and -pedantic
> are specified.  In particular, GCC supports long long in all modes, but
> __extension__ is required to quiet errors and warnings.
>
> It is possible that other C++ compilers with a similar situation
> regarding long long might be able to use this patch constructively.
>
> In short, typedefs are added for long long and unsigned long long in
> cstdint.hpp, and all uses of these typenames in the headers are changed
> to use these new names.

On naming, I think long_long and unsigned_long_long might be better,
but I don't have a strong position here.

The patch is essentially OK with me, but it touches a number of other
peoples' libraries so we maybe should hear from others, and it will
require some labor to commit.  Should we give Aaron CVS access for
this?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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