Re: [Bug-gnulib] FYI: use of bool provokes HP ia64 /bin/cc compiler bug?

[Albert Chin]

On Mon, May 31, 2004 at 01:31:43PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Here's a small program to illustrate:
> 
>     $ cat k.c
>     #include <stdio.h>
>     #include <stdlib.h>
>     #define N 256
>     int
>     main ()
>     {
>       _Bool a[N];
>       printf ("%d %d\n", sizeof a, N * sizeof (a[0]));
>       exit (0);
>     }
> 
> Of course, the two numbers should be the same.
> But here they're not:
> 
>     $ /bin/cc k.c && ./a.out
>     256 1024
> 
> More details:
> 
>     $ /bin/cc -V
>     cc: HP aC++/ANSI C B3910B A.05.55 [Dec 04 2003]
> 
> config.guess reports this:
> 
>     ia64-hp-hpux11.23

$ On hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00 and hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11:
  $ what /opt/ansic/bin/cc
  /opt/ansic/bin/cc:
          $Revision: 92453-07 linker linker crt0.o B.11.16.01 030316 $
          LINT B.11.11.08 CXREF B.11.11.08
          HP92453-01 B.11.11.08 HP C Compiler
           $ PATCH/11.00:PHCO_27774  Oct  3 2002 09:45:59 $ 
  $ what /opt/aCC/bin/aCC
  /opt/aCC/bin/aCC:
          $Revision: 92453-07 linker linker crt0.o B.11.16.01 030316 $
          HP aC++ B3910B A.03.52
          HP aC++ B3910B A.03.52
          HP aC++ B3910B X.03.37.01 Language Support Library

  $ /opt/ansic/bin/cc hp4.c
  $ ./a.out
  256 256

  $ /opt/aCC/bin/aCC hp4.c
  256 256

  $ /opt/aCC/bin/aCC -Ae hp4.c
  256 1024

What is /bin/cc on your machine?

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albert chin (address@hidden)