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Re: altivec: fix macros
>>>>> "Aldy" == Aldy Hernandez <aldyh@redhat.com> writes:
>> bool is also required by the C++ standard, and the new ABI makes it the
>> same size as a char. Clobbering the compiler's idea of the bool type
>> breaks ABI compatibility. Please don't.
> this is causing too much trouble. unless someone can come up with
> a good way of representing:
> vector bool short foo;
So the Altivec spec makes bool a *qualifier*?
[checks]
Why, so it does. What a bizarre idea. And it seems to use -1 for true, to
boot. Oh, those wacky Altivecians.
Jason