GNU bug report logs - #13342
Clang, the FFI, and 8-bit signed integers

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Package: guile;

Reported by: Peter Teeson <pteeson <at> me.com>

Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 23:06:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 13386

Done: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #35 received at 13342 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Peter Teeson <peter.teeson <at> me.com>
To: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 13342 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13342: [PARTIALLY SOLVED] bug#13342: Errors trying to build
	Guile 2.0.7
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:40:21 -0500

Hi Mark:
Thanks for your comments and I agree I was wrong.
Ludovic pointed out GCC dropping off the MSB 24-bits whereas Clang does not.
You pointed out the lack of sign extension in the libffi implementation.

I would think it would be easier to make the change to libffi 
rather than expect changes to be made to the compilers.
But that's just my opinion.

Anyway glad that you wizards have nailed it.

OK if I bow out now and let others fix it?

respect….

Peter
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