Re: CVS update: subversion/subversion/libsvn_subr hashdump.c

>> Uh, why are we bothering with AC_TYPE_SIZE_T when Subversion is
>> only targeted at ANSI-compliant systems?

> There's no reason not to. It requires no changes to our source
> code, we write in stock ANSI C, and it might cover a base.

It's cruft, it adds to the configure time, it could confuse someone
later who doesn't understand why it's necessary, and there's no reason
for it. (Really. size_t is almost universal even on pre-ANSI
systems.) Make a couple score decisions like this and it can add up
to a lot of cruft.

This is a small issue, but I'm really confused as to why the sentiment
is so different here than it has been on portability issues in the
past.
Received on Sat Oct 21 14:36:14 2006