On Thu, Aug 07, 2008, Alexey Tourbin wrote:

> [...]
> >     - jbj: replace <stdint.h> with private typedefs.
>
> Why private typedefs are any better?

For instance because the private ones are available everywhere while
the <stdint.h> ones require at least a C99 environment which in turn
unnecessarily increases the entry barrier for a bootstrapping tool like
RPM when it comes to non-Linux platforms.

                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
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                                       www.engelschall.com

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