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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 ptrdiff_t 65 intptr_t uintptr_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
71For C<ptrdiff_t> and C<size_t> use C<stddef.h>.
72
73=head2 LANGUAGE/COMPILER VERSIONS
74
75All the following symbols expand to an expression that can be tested in
76preprocessor instructions as well as treated as a boolean (use C<!!> to
77ensure it's either C<0> or C<1> if you need that).
78
79=over 4
80
81=item ECB_C
82
83True if the implementation defines the C<__STDC__> macro to a true value,
84which is typically true for both C and C++ compilers.
85
86=item ECB_C99
87
88True if the implementation claims to be compliant to C99 (ISO/IEC
899899:1999) or any later version.
90
91Note that later versions (ECB_C11) remove core features again (for
92example, variable length arrays).
93
94=item ECB_C11
95
96True if the implementation claims to be compliant to C11 (ISO/IEC
979899:2011) or any later version.
98
99=item ECB_CPP
100
101True if the implementation defines the C<__cplusplus__> macro to a true
102value, which is typically true for C++ compilers.
103
104=item ECB_CPP11
105
106True if the implementation claims to be compliant to ISO/IEC 14882:2011
107(C++11) or any later version.
108
109=item ECB_GCC_VERSION(major,minor)
110
111Expands to a true value (suitable for testing in by the preprocessor)
112if the compiler used is GNU C and the version is the given version, or
113higher.
114
115This macro tries to return false on compilers that claim to be GCC
116compatible but aren't.
117
118=back
69 119
70=head2 GCC ATTRIBUTES 120=head2 GCC ATTRIBUTES
71 121
72A major part of libecb deals with GCC attributes. These are additional 122A major part of libecb deals with GCC attributes. These are additional
73attributes that you can assign to functions, variables and sometimes even 123attributes that you can assign to functions, variables and sometimes even
581 for (i = 0; i < ecb_array_length (primes); i++) 631 for (i = 0; i < ecb_array_length (primes); i++)
582 sum += primes [i]; 632 sum += primes [i];
583 633
584=back 634=back
585 635
636=head2 SYMBOLS GOVERNING COMPILATION OF ECB.H ITSELF
586 637
638These symbols need to be defined before including F<ecb.h> the first time.
639
640=over 4
641
642=item ECB_NO_THRADS
643
644If F<ecb.h> is never used from multiple threads, then this symbol can
645be defined, in which case memory fences (and similar constructs) are
646completely removed, leading to more efficient code and fewer dependencies.
647
648Setting this symbol to a true value implies C<ECB_NO_SMP>.
649
650=item ECB_NO_SMP
651
652The weaker version of C<ECB_NO_THREADS> - if F<ecb.h> is used from
653multiple threads, but never concurrently (e.g. if the system the program
654runs on has only a single CPU with a single core, no hyperthreading and so
655on), then this symbol can be defined, leading to more efficient code and
656fewer dependencies.
657
658=back
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