Re: [avr-gcc-list] AVR Libc int32_t and uint32_t typedefs are incorrect

[Weddington, Eric]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Georg-Johann Lay [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 12:28 PM
> To: Weddington, Eric
> Cc: Ruud Vlaming; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [avr-gcc-list] AVR Libc int32_t and uint32_t typedefs are
> incorrect
> 
> Weddington, Eric wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Weddington, Eric wrote:
> >>> I agree with you except for one point: I don't want to *have* to
do
> >>> a hack (-mint8) to have the compiler do the right thing.
> >> As already said it *changes the ABI*. The compiler will never know
if
> >> different
> >> ABI is okay by staring at its crystal ball... ;-)
> >
> > I'm not opposed to changing the ABI, given that it's managed
correctly
> > across the whole toolchain.
> 
> You really want 8-bit integer in the tools as default?
> 

No. But I'm willing to do *whatever* is needed to have the compiler emit
sane code for the AVR. I don't like the idea that we can't do it because
of design limitations of GCC, or because of other GCC developers.
There's gotta be a way...