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553. very minor editorial change intptr_t / uintptr_t

Section: 17.4.1 [cstdint.syn], 99 [tr.c99.cstdint.syn] Status: NAD Editorial Submitter: Paolo Carlini Opened: 2006-01-30 Last modified: 2016-01-28

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Discussion:

In the synopsis, some types are identified as optional: int8_t, int16_t, and so on, consistently with C99, indeed.

On the other hand, intptr_t and uintptr_t, are not marked as such and probably should, consistently with C99, 7.18.1.4.

Proposed resolution:

Change 17.4.1 [cstdint.syn]:

...
typedef signed integer type intptr_t;    // optional
...
typedef unsigned integer type uintptr_t;    // optional
...

Rationale:

Recommend NAD and fix as editorial with the proposed resolution.