Paul Eggert writes: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry Jones) writes: > > > > I don't understand that recommendation. Since <inttypes.h> is supposed > > to #include <stdint.h>, why isn't the recommendation: > > As I recall, it's for some older hosts where <inttypes.h> does not > include <stdint.h>. Sorry, I don't recall the details.
That's interesting. The original <inttypes.h> proposal for C99 had everything in one header; it was later divided up between <stdint.h>, which is required for all implementations, and <inttypes.h>, which is only required for hosted implementations and includes <stdint.h> so that code that only included <inttypes.h> would continue to work. Given that history, I would expect any implementation of <inttypes.h> to either define all the <stdint.h> stuff itself (which is what the SGI version does in C89 mode) or #include <stdint.h> (which is what it does in C99 mode). I can't imagine why any implementation would have split the stuff up without doing the appropriate #include to protect existing code. -Larry Jones Shut up and go get me some antiseptic. -- Calvin
