Re: AIX 4.3.3 IBM C compiler patch for m4-1.4.8

Eric Blake <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.m4.patches,gmane.comp.gnu.m4.general
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According to Albert Chin on 2/4/2007 7:47 AM:
> The IBM C compiler on  AIX 4.3.3 (v6) doesn't like signed bit types:
>   gmake[1]: Entering directory `/opt/build/m4-1.4.8/src'
>   xlc    -I../lib -I../lib   -O2 -qro -qroconst -qmaxmem=-1 -qarch=com -c m4.c
>   "m4.h", line 383.3: 1506-009 (S) Bit-field gnu_extension must be of type signed int, unsigned int or int.
>   "m4.h", line 384.3: 1506-009 (S) Bit-field groks_macro_args must be of type signed int, unsigned int or int.
>   "m4.h", line 385.3: 1506-009 (S) Bit-field blind_if_no_args must be of type signed int, unsigned int or int.
>   gmake[1]: *** [m4.o] Error 1
> 
> Patch attached.

Your patch lacked a ChangeLog, and I went with Paul's suggestion to use
'typedef unsigned int bool_bitfield' instead to make it more clear what
was going on.  But thanks for the report - it is now fixed in CVS.

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Eric Blake             [email protected]
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