memset and host char requirement

[Andrew Haley]

On 07/26/2012 01:32 PM, Paulo J. Matos wrote:
> On 26/07/12 13:27, Richard Guenther wrote:
>>> Why would the fill value in a memset call be required to fit in a host char?
>>
>> Obviously because of the implementation detail of its caller.
> 
> Richard, I am sorry if I was not more clear. I understand that this is 
> required because the caller uses a pointer to a char to pass the value 
> of the fill, therefore the fill must fill in a host char. But is there 
> any reason to introduce this constraint?
> 
> Wouldn't it be more flexible, albeit probably more complex, to pass the 
> value through a TARGET char or a HOST type as big as a TARGET char?

Probably.  I suspect a patch would be welcome.

Andrew.