* lib/wchar.in.h (wint_t): On MSVC, override it.
* lib/wctype.in.h (wint_t): Likewise.
* m4/stdint.m4 (gl_STDINT_TYPE_PROPERTIES): Override BITSIZEOF_WINT_T on
MSVC.
* doc/posix-headers/wchar.texi: Mention the problem with wint_t on MSVC.
* doc/posix-headers/wctype.texi: Likewise.
+2011-09-11 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+ Fix wint_t on MSVC.
+ * lib/wchar.in.h (wint_t): On MSVC, override it.
+ * lib/wctype.in.h (wint_t): Likewise.
+ * m4/stdint.m4 (gl_STDINT_TYPE_PROPERTIES): Override BITSIZEOF_WINT_T on
+ MSVC.
+ * doc/posix-headers/wchar.texi: Mention the problem with wint_t on MSVC.
+ * doc/posix-headers/wctype.texi: Likewise.
+
2011-09-11 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
sys_types: Fix typo.
@item
The type @code{wint_t} and macro @code{WEOF} are missing on some platforms:
IRIX 5.3.
+@item
+The type @code{wint_t} is incorrect on some platforms:
+MSVC 9.
@item
Some platforms provide a @code{NULL} macro that cannot be used in arbitrary
The type @code{wint_t} and macro @code{WEOF} are missing on some platforms:
IRIX 5.3.
@item
+The type @code{wint_t} is incorrect on some platforms:
+MSVC 9.
+@item
The functions @code{isw*} are missing on some platforms:
FreeBSD 4.11.
@item
# define WEOF -1
# endif
#else
+/* MSVC defines wint_t as 'unsigned short' in <crtdefs.h>.
+ This is too small: ISO C 99 section 7.24.1.(2) says that wint_t must be
+ "unchanged by default argument promotions". Override it. */
+# if defined _MSC_VER
+# if !GNULIB_defined_wint_t
+# include <crtdefs.h>
+typedef unsigned int rpl_wint_t;
+# undef wint_t
+# define wint_t rpl_wint_t
+# define GNULIB_defined_wint_t 1
+# endif
+# endif
# ifndef WEOF
# define WEOF ((wint_t) -1)
# endif
# define WEOF -1
# endif
#else
+/* MSVC defines wint_t as 'unsigned short' in <crtdefs.h>.
+ This is too small: ISO C 99 section 7.24.1.(2) says that wint_t must be
+ "unchanged by default argument promotions". Override it. */
+# if defined _MSC_VER
+# if !GNULIB_defined_wint_t
+# include <crtdefs.h>
+typedef unsigned int rpl_wint_t;
+# undef wint_t
+# define wint_t rpl_wint_t
+# define GNULIB_defined_wint_t 1
+# endif
+# endif
# ifndef WEOF
# define WEOF ((wint_t) -1)
# endif
fi
gl_INTEGER_TYPE_SUFFIX([sig_atomic_t wchar_t wint_t],
[gl_STDINT_INCLUDES])
+
+ dnl If wint_t is smaller than 'int', it cannot satisfy the ISO C 99
+ dnl requirement that wint_t is "unchanged by default argument promotions".
+ dnl In this case gnulib's <wchar.h> and <wctype.h> override wint_t.
+ dnl Set the variable BITSIZEOF_WINT_T accordingly.
+ if test $BITSIZEOF_WINT_T -lt 32; then
+ BITSIZEOF_WINT_T=32
+ fi
])
dnl Autoconf >= 2.61 has AC_COMPUTE_INT built-in.