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Re: s/bool/int

From: Michael Schuster <michael.schuster_at_oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 11:16:21 +0200

On 26.05.10 11:03, Tor Arntsen wrote:

> Maybe the bool/int/typedef issue is the worst one though (as in:
> Easiest to mess up). For that particular case, if you really want to
> keep a bool type, why not make it an 'enum' instead? Because some
> compilers will yell at you if you try to assign any random int to an
> enum. The enum handling is being handled slightly stronger by some
> current-generation compilers (unlike in the past where it was exactly
> as just a define). Just a thought.

I'd second this - I wanted to point this out last night but couldn't get
the SunStudio compiler to burp up a warning ... more study of manuals
needed, I guess.

Michael

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