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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: "A diagram of C23 basic types"
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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>
>> On 08/04/2025 15:57, David Brown wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/04/2025 15:32, bart wrote:
>>
>> [1] Maybe _t names are reserved, but this:
>>
>>   typedef struct {int x,y;} uint64_t;
>
> 7.34.15 Integer types <stdint.h>
>
> Typedef names beginning with int or uint and ending with _t are potentially
> reserved identifiers and may be added to the types defined in the <stdint.h>
> header.  Macro names beginning with INT or UINT and ending with _MAX, _MIN,
> _WIDTH, or _C are potentially reserved identifiers and may
> be added to the macros defined in the <stdint.h> header.

It would be better if it had been explained that these statements
are not currently among the requirements given by the C standard,
but only advisories listed in the "Future Directions" section.
Names like uint64_t are not reserved, even in the not-yet-ratified
draft C standard.