Ada character types : tree code and DW_AT_encoding

[Andrew Haley]

Tom Tromey writes:
 > >>>>> "Jim" == James E Wilson <wilson@specifix.com> writes:
 > 
 > Jim> Java uses CHAR_TYPE.  So Ada would not be the only supported language
 > Jim> using it if you switched to it.
 > 
 > I was under the impression that CHAR_TYPE was deprecated, so I
 > purposely avoided it in gcjx.  I'm not sure where I got that
 > impression though.

I can't remember the context either, but I agree with your memory.  I
think it was discussed a little while ago: the idea was entirely to
eliminate CHAR_TYPE from the compiler, and that FEs were doing so.

 > Jim> I think it would be better if the language front ends switched to
 > Jim> using CHAR_TYPE for character types.

Instead of switching away!  Right, I guess we need to have the disussion.

Andrew.