Re: making INT_STRLEN_BOUND tight for unsigned types

[Paul Eggert]

Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:

> 2005-09-27  Jim Meyering  <address@hidden>
>
>       * intprops.h (signed_type_or_expr__): Define.
>       (INT_STRLEN_BOUND) [__GNUC__]: Use a slightly tighter bound
>       for unsigned types.

That looks good to me; thanks.  One nit:

> +#if __GNUC__

I just checked, and it appears that __typeof__ was introduced in GCC
around version 1.40, so if you want to take advantage of my software
archaeology expedition you could change that #if to something like this:

#if __GNUC__ >= 2

(Yes, this has no real practical application these days....)


PS.  My Google search claims that Doug Schmidt was the very first
person to mention __typeof__ on Usenet, on March 22, 1990.

You were #2:

  Jim Meyering
  g++-1.37.2: __typeof__(expr) can produce side-effects
  gnu.g++.bug (1990-08-30)
  <http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.g++.bug/msg/35051acd5c839d5b>

Michael Meissner was #3.

I was #4 <http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.gcc.bug/msg/8f167bd3a9abdc64>.

Small world, huh?