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59=head2 TYPES / TYPE SUPPORT 59=head2 TYPES / TYPE SUPPORT
60 60
61ecb.h makes sure that the following types are defined (in the expected way): 61ecb.h makes sure that the following types are defined (in the expected way):
62 62
63 int8_t uint8_t int16_t uint16_t 63 int8_t uint8_t int16_t uint16_t
64 int32_t uint32_t int64_t uint64_t 64 int32_t uint32_t int64_t uint64_t
65 intptr_t uintptr_t 65 intptr_t uintptr_t ptrdiff_t
66 66
67The macro C<ECB_PTRSIZE> is defined to the size of a pointer on this 67The macro C<ECB_PTRSIZE> is defined to the size of a pointer on this
68platform (currently C<4> or C<8>). 68platform (currently C<4> or C<8>) and can be used in preprocessor
69expressions.
70
71=head2 LANGUAGE/COMPILER VERSIONS
72
73All the following symbols expand to an expressionb that cna be tested in
74preprocessor instructions as well as treated as a boolean (use C<!!> to
75ensure it's either C<0> or C<1> if you need that).
76
77=over 4
78
79=item ECB_C
80
81True if the implementation defines the C<__STDC__> macro to a true value,
82which is typically true for both C and C++ compilers.
83
84=item ECB_C99
85
86True if the implementation claims to be C99 compliant.
87
88=item ECB_C11
89
90True if the implementation claims to be C11 compliant.
91
92=item ECB_CPP
93
94True if the implementation defines the C<__cplusplus__> macro to a true
95value, which is typically true for C++ compilers.
96
97=item ECB_CPP98
98
99True if the implementation claims to be compliant to ISO/IEC 14882:1998
100(the first C++ ISO standard) or any later vwersion. Typically true for all
101C++ compilers.
102
103=item ECB_CPP11
104
105True if the implementation claims to be compliant to ISO/IEC 14882:2011
106(C++11) or any later vwersion.
107
108=item ECB_GCC_VERSION(major,minor)
109
110Expands to a true value (suitable for testing in by the preprocessor)
111if the compiler used is GNU C and the version is the givne version, or
112higher.
113
114This macro tries to return false on compilers that claim to be GCC
115compatible but aren't.
116
117=back
69 118
70=head2 GCC ATTRIBUTES 119=head2 GCC ATTRIBUTES
71 120
72A major part of libecb deals with GCC attributes. These are additional 121A major part of libecb deals with GCC attributes. These are additional
73attributes that you can assign to functions, variables and sometimes even 122attributes that you can assign to functions, variables and sometimes even
581 for (i = 0; i < ecb_array_length (primes); i++) 630 for (i = 0; i < ecb_array_length (primes); i++)
582 sum += primes [i]; 631 sum += primes [i];
583 632
584=back 633=back
585 634
635=head2 SYMBOLS GOVERNING COMPILATION OF ECB.H ITSELF
586 636
637These symbols need to be defined before including F<ecb.h> the first time.
638
639=over 4
640
641=item ECB_NO_THRADS
642
643If F<ecb.h> is never used from multiple threads, then this symbol can
644be defined, in which case memory fences (and similar constructs) are
645completely removed, leading to more efficient code and fewer dependencies.
646
647Setting this symbol to a true value implies C<ECB_NO_SMP>.
648
649=item ECB_NO_SMP
650
651The weaker version of C<ECB_NO_THREADS> - if F<ecb.h> is used from
652multiple threads, but never concurrently (e.g. if the system the program
653runs on has only a single CPU with a single core, no hyperthreading and so
654on), then this symbol can be defined, leading to more efficient code and
655fewer dependencies.
656
657=back
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