Re: [Bug-gnulib] ABS macro

[Bruno Haible]

Oskar Liljeblad wrote:
> Some time ago I wrote to this list about the lack of an ABS
> (absolute value) macro. I'd like to ask again - is there any
> chance we will see an abs module in the near future?

Like Paul, I don't see a major benefit of this macro.
- abs, labs, etc. are what a normal C programmer already uses,
  without portability problems.
- type generic math functions (as in <tgmath.h>) are still very uncommon
  in C.
- The speed of execution is not an argument either, because GCC already
  compiles abs() calls inline.

So what's the point that I missed?

Bruno