From: already5chosen@yahoo.com   
      
   On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:32:27 -0800   
   Keith Thompson  wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro  writes:   
   > > On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:45:30 -0500, James Russell Kuyper Jr. wrote:     
   > >> On a different point, I used time_t as an example. It would have   
   > >> been better to use ptrdiff_t instead, since  has a   
   > >> macro for that type, and doesn't have one for time_t.     
   > >   
   > > This is why you have configure scripts, so they can figure out the   
   > > right types to use for building on your platform.     
   >    
   > I don't follow.  ptrdiff_t is defined in , and is the   
   > correct type for the result of subtracting two pointers.  What   
   > relevant information would a configure script give you?   
   >    
      
   configure scripts are a cornerstone of software development religion for   
   quite a few people.   
   I hate them (scripts, not people) with passion.   
      
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