[Rd] Definition of uintptr_t in Rinterface.h

[Laurent Gautier]

2017-01-01 8:28 GMT-05:00 Prof Brian Ripley <ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk>:

> On 29/12/2016 15:55, Simon Urbanek wrote:
>
>> The problem is elsewhere - Rinterface.h guards the ultima-ratio fallback
>> with HAVE_UINTPTR_T but that config flag is not exported in Rconfig.h.
>> Should be now fixed in R-devel - please check if that works for you.
>>
>
> Rconfig.h would be appropriate if Rinterface.h is being included from C
> code using the same compiler as used for R.  But as Rinterface.h is
> intended for use by alternative front ends there is no guarantee that they
> use the same compiler (and some use C++).
>

Isn't the changing libc/glibc not recommended anyway (without also changing
to a matching kernel) ? If so, is this a realistic concern compared to the
compiler version issues (mentioned by Dirk) ? In that case, what about
simplifying the documentation and usage to "use the same compiler or
undefined behaviour may occur"


> This was documented in the manual:
>
> 'Note that uintptr_t is a C99 type for which a substitute is defined in R,
> so your code needs to define HAVE_UINTPTR_T appropriately.'
>
> AFAICS if you comply, there will not be a conflict.
>
> Also note that is only an issue if CSTACK_DEFNS is defined, not the
> default and not mentioned here.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 26, 2016, at 11:25 PM, Laurent Gautier <lgautier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> (...)
>>>
>>> Is this expected ? Shouldn't R rely on the definition in stdint.h
>>>
>>
> But there need not be one in stdint.h, as the type is optional in
> C99/C11/C++11 and likely not present in C++98.


AFAIUI stdin.h is part of C99:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_standard_library#Header_files

While at it, it is not exactly like C99 is the latest thing in town.
Wouldn't relying on it give an opportunity to simplify the code base ?




Laurent



>
> rather than define its own ?
>>>
>>>
>>> (report for the issue:
>>> https://bitbucket.org/rpy2/rpy2/issues/389/failed-to-compile
>>> -with-python-360-on-32
>>> )
>>>
>>>
>>> Laurent
>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
> Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, University of Oxford
>

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