The following is my current idea on progressing on the HOST_WIDE_INT removal
1) https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2014-05/msg00381.html (ping) 2) make sure [u]int64_t is available and use that to define HOST_WIDE_INT 3) s/HOST_WIDE_INT/int64_t/ (same for unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT) Leaves us with HOST_WIDEST_INT (just use [u]int64_t, I don't think we care for 128bit types). And HOST_WIDEST_FAST_INT for which I don't have a very good suggestion other than either keeping it, unconditionally using 'long' (thus simply remove use_long_long_for_widest_fast_int and handling). The fast_[u]int64_t types and friends don't seem to be very "useful". Any comments? Thanks, Richard.