Bug#491654: gcc-4.3: _Bool isn't wide enough.
Package: gcc-4.3
Version: 4.3.1-6
Severity: normal
In C99, _Bool is required to map to one of the unsigned types (6.2.5/6). On
i586, this is 'unsigned char', by ABI. That means that you get eight bits to
the _Bool.
However, GCC rejects the following (admittedly unethical) snippet:
struct S7 {
_Bool D : 8;
} s7 = { 1 };
with the error:
unethical.c:2: error: width of `D' exceeds its type
Sorry GCC, no it doesn't.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.25.9 (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages gcc-4.3 depends on:
hi binutils 2.18.50.20080507-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii cpp-4.3 4.3.1-6 The GNU C preprocessor
ii gcc-4.3-base 4.3.1-6 The GNU Compiler Collection (base
ii libc6 2.7-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.1-6 GCC support library
ii libgomp1 4.3.1-6 GCC OpenMP (GOMP) support library
Versions of packages gcc-4.3 recommends:
ii libc6-dev 2.7-12 GNU C Library: Development Librari
Versions of packages gcc-4.3 suggests:
pn gcc-4.3-doc <none> (no description available)
pn gcc-4.3-locales <none> (no description available)
pn gcc-4.3-multilib <none> (no description available)
ii libgcc1-dbg 1:4.3.1-6 GCC support library (debug symbols
pn libgomp1-dbg <none> (no description available)
pn libmudflap0-4.3-dev <none> (no description available)
pn libmudflap0-dbg <none> (no description available)
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