On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 04:51:54PM +0200, Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been noticed that we can't use stdbool.h in programs that form part
> of NetBSD because it is not provided by all ports (e.g., vax, which still
> has an old gcc), thus breaking the build.
> 
> I believe that having a boolean type available (and usable) could make
> our code clearer in some circumstances.
> 
> So, I'm wondering... could it be silly to provide a "fake" stdbool.h header
> that uses an integer type to define the boolean type in those platforms
> that don't have it (i.e., HAVE_GCC3=no)?  Should be trivial to do.
> 

There's only 1 place in-tree right now I think that required stdbool.h
and it was specifically patched for vax already.

What else do we have that requires/needs stdbool now vs waiting for the
next gcc update which will address vax?

James