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["Steven Van Ingelgem" <steven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What you can do (very simple) is let cmake set a define based on what
makefile generator you use.

That way you don't really need to start figuring out in the C-headers what
kind of compiler is working on the code.


Just my 10ct (inflation and stuff...)...


2008/12/30 Dmitry Polevoy <openocr.polevoy@xxxxxxxxx>

> WORD is defined in windef.h and if use in cttypes.h
> typedef uint16_t WORD;
> MSVC++ 6 gives following
>
> Compiling...
> ctcbase.cpp
> D:\cuneiform\branches\cuneiform.0.0.xNix\kern\h\cttypes.h(213) : error
> C2371: 'WORD' : redefinition; different basic types
>         C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\windef.h(144)
> : see declaration of 'WORD'
>
> I don't know, why there is no such error in MSVC++ 9. In fact I make this
> change only to build core under MSVC++ 6.
> I agree this define would only be needed on non-windows platforms, but I
> don't know that is needed in MinGW.
>
> You last variant is equal to my first attempt (in my opinion). I think in
> non MS compilers macros _MSC_VER is not defined and (_MSC_VER < 1201) is
> TRUE, so you have troubles.
>
> 2008/12/30 Jussi Pakkanen <jpakkane@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Jussi Pakkanen <jpakkane@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > This would still give errors on every non-windows platform because
>> > WORD would be undefined.
>> >
>> > If it should be defined for all compilers except MSVC 6, should it not
>> > be something like
>> >
>> > #if _MSC_VER < 1201
>> > /* Do nothing */
>> > #else
>> > typedef uint16_t WORD;
>> > #endif
>>
>> In fact, the definition of WORD should be found in windows.h, right?
>> So this define would only be needed on non-windows platforms, whereas
>> windows ones should instead just include windows.h or some other
>> system header that has these. Is this correct? I have very litte
>> Windows coding experience.
>>
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