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Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready

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On Sun, 6 Aug 2023 04:36:47 -0700 (PDT)
Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> wrote:
> The a basic problem was that I am using a MP3 decoder written by someone else.
> They wrote a file called clib.h which has various efficiency and portability hacks.
> It includes this
> 
> #if !NEED_MINILIBC
>     #include <stdio.h>
>     #include <stdlib.h>
>     #include <string.h>
> #endif
> #include <math.h>
> 
> #ifndef __int8_t_defined
>     #define __int8_t_defined
>     typedef unsigned char  uint8_t;
>     typedef   signed char   int8_t;
>     typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
>     typedef   signed short  int16_t;
>     typedef unsigned int   uint32_t;
>     typedef   signed int    int32_t;
>     #ifdef _MSC_VER
>         typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
>         typedef   signed __int64  int64_t;
>     #else
>         typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
>         typedef   signed long long  int64_t;
>     #endif
> #endif
> 
> Linux include <stdint.h> from the system headers. Windows and Mac doesn't.
> So this breaks when compiled on Linux. By trying to be portable, they
> managed to produce something which wasn't portable.
> 
> It really confirms my view that it's best to write in a conservative subset
> of C90 and the subsequent standards. otherwise you just get endless
> trouble.

My view is that it's best not to use code which has so many issues unless you
fix them first. First , the code above has undefined behaviour because it
uses reserved identifiers. Second , using  __  in the beginning of
identifiers with the hope of avoiding clashes is a bad design decision
because so many C libraries make the same bad decision so it does not reduce
the chances of having clashes. It is best to start identifiers in libraries
which are for public usage with a prefix which isn't reserved by the standard
and has a reasonable chance of being unique. So for example an MP3 decoder
written by John Smith could start all public identifiers with  JSMD_  (John
Smith MP3 decoder).

-- 
vlaho.ninja/prog

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Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 02:59 -0700
  Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 03:20 -0700
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    Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 03:41 -0700
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        Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 03:57 -0700
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      Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-08-05 12:29 +0100
        Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 04:38 -0700
  Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-08-05 12:17 +0100
    Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 04:19 -0700
      Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-08-05 20:33 +0100
        Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 12:39 -0700
          Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-08-05 22:48 +0100
            Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 03:21 -0700
              Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-08-06 11:01 +0000
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 04:36 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 12:52 +0000
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 06:04 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-08-06 13:52 +0000
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 07:07 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-08-06 14:47 +0000
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-08-06 16:18 +0100
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-08-06 16:29 +0000
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-08-08 16:52 +0200
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-08 16:37 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-08 16:41 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-08 19:07 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2023-08-08 22:32 -0400
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                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-08-06 16:02 +0100
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-08-08 16:57 +0200
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-08-08 15:09 +0000
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-08 08:26 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-08-08 15:55 +0000
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-08 06:03 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-08-06 14:36 +0100
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 14:03 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-07 01:41 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2023-08-07 13:09 +0200
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-07 04:59 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2023-08-07 16:53 +0200
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-07 08:27 -0700
                Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-07 09:44 -0700
        Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-08-06 16:44 +0100
          Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-08-06 17:56 +0100
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      Re: Baby X resource compiler nearly ready scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-08-05 17:47 +0000
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