[Bug lto/40790] plugin-api.h unconditionally includes stdint.h

[ro at techfak dot uni-bielefeld dot de]

------- Comment #13 from ro at techfak dot uni-bielefeld dot de  2009-10-09 13:21 -------
Subject: Re:  plugin-api.h unconditionally includes stdint.h

> ------- Comment #11 from espindola at google dot com  2009-10-09 12:58 -------
> > Why all those contortions if there seems to be an easy way out: just use
> > the GCC_HEADER_STDINT macro from config/m4 and include the resulting (e.g.)
> > gstdint.h instead of stdint.h?
> 
> Interesting. One problem is that this header is also used on gold. Maybe we
> could do
> 
> #ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
> #include <stdint.h>
> #elif HAVE_INTTYPES_H
> #include <inttypes.h>
> #else
> #include "gstdint.h"
> #endif
> 
> That way gcc would build on anything thanks to GCC_HEADER_STDINT and gold would
> require something with stdint.h or inttypes.h.

Why the complications?  Just use GCC_HEADER_STDINT in both gcc and gold and
be done with it.  If the intention is for gold to support platforms beyond
GNU/Linux with ELF, it will run into the need sooner or later anyway.

        Rainer


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