https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=99708
--- Comment #6 from Segher Boessenkool <segher at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Jonathan Wakely from comment #5) > (In reply to Segher Boessenkool from comment #3) > > In an ideal world the user can just assume those types exist always. ^^^^^^^^ > Arguably a __SIZEOF_xxx__ macro isn't a very sensible macro for types where > the type has a guaranteed size, Yes. And it does not mean the type exist (or is usable), either. > but we need *something* that says the type > exists. Do we? The types should always exist! > Since all other targets already use __SIZEOF_xxx__ to say that the > type exists, it would be consistent and helpful for powerpc to do the same. Other targets do not have __ieee128 or __ibm128.