Re: [dev] [dwm][st] why use ints over bools?

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On 2024-06-15 22:06, Страхиња Радић wrote:

Дана 24/06/15 11:54AM, Zac написа:

I'm curious why you use ints though. Because bools are 31 bits smaller than ints, which is 31 bits of memory saved. Not that 31 bits is very much, but

still...

https://suckless.org/coding_style/

Tests and Boolean Values

* Do not use C99 bool types (stick to integer types).

* Otherwise use compound assignment and tests unless the line grows too long:

if (!(p = malloc(sizeof(*p))))
hcf();

Sure, but why?