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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: FAQ list update: Q1.1: choosing types |
| Date | 2023-02-15 11:17 -0800 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
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Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 18:29:07 UTC, Keith Thompson wrote:
[...]
>> The name "ssize_t_is_compatible_with_size_t" is a bit misleading.
>> C type compatibility is defined very narrowly. A signed type is
>> never *compatible* with an unsigned type. What is "compatible"
>> supposed to mean in this context?
>>
> It means that the binary representation of the unsigned type is the same
> as the binary representation of the signed type when it is non-negative.
>
> So
> ssize_t ssz;
> size_t sz = sizeof(int);
> ssz = *(ssize_t *) &sz;
>
> puts sizeof(int) into ssz;
That's not what "compatible" means in C. I asked what the code John
Dill posted meant by "compatible". Are you familiar with that code,
including parts that haven't been posted?
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for XCOM Labs
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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