Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #591: make portable stdint.h from boost code

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #591: make portable stdint.h from boost code
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-12 09:32:17

#591: make portable stdint.h from boost code
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  Reporter:  nobody            |       Owner:  johnmaddock
      Type:  Feature Requests  |      Status:  closed     
 Milestone:                    |   Component:  config     
   Version:  None              |    Severity:  Showstopper
Resolution:  invalid           |    Keywords:             
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Changes (by johnmaddock):

  * status:  assigned => closed
  * resolution:  None => invalid
  * severity:  => Showstopper

Old description:

> {{{
> There appears to be an industry-wide need for a good,
> portable stdint.h library, compatible with the C99
> standard.  boost.org has the knowledge to create such a
> header, based on their current stdint.hpp header and
> associated code.  However, what is needed is a
> C-compatible version that could be used in any environment.
>
> boost.org would be doing developers a big favor if it
> could adapt its existing stdint.hpp header to a
> C-compatible C99 compliant stdint.h header.
> }}}

New description:

 {{{
 There appears to be an industry-wide need for a good,
 portable stdint.h library, compatible with the C99
 standard.  boost.org has the knowledge to create such a
 header, based on their current stdint.hpp header and
 associated code.  However, what is needed is a
 C-compatible version that could be used in any environment.

 boost.org would be doing developers a big favor if it
 could adapt its existing stdint.hpp header to a
 C-compatible C99 compliant stdint.h header.
 }}}

Comment:

 I'm going to close this down for two reasons:

 * We don't support C.
 * Many platforms now ship with pretty good stdint.h implementations
 anyway.

 John Maddock.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/591#comment:1>
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