Draft C2Y _BitInt related proposals

Project / Subsystem

gcc / gcc

Date

2026-07-07

Proposer

Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

7/10

Technical tradeoffs

  • Extending printf/scanf for _BitInt might complicate existing format string parsing and argument handling.
  • Ensuring _BitInt interoperability with stdbit.h requires careful definition of bit manipulation operations for arbitrary widths.

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gcc
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gcc
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public_inbox
title
Draft C2Y _BitInt related proposals
headline
Draft C2Y _BitInt related proposals
tldr
Proposes additions to C2Y for _BitInt I/O support in printf/scanf and stdbit.h.
proposer
Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>
consensus
Proposed
outcome
proposed
sentiment_score
7
technical_tradeoffs
  • Extending printf/scanf for _BitInt might complicate existing format string parsing and argument handling.
  • Ensuring _BitInt interoperability with stdbit.h requires careful definition of bit manipulation operations for arbitrary widths.
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tags
  • c
  • standardization
  • compiler
  • language features
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date
2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Draft C2Y _BitInt related proposals

Jakub Jelinek has drafted proposals for C2Y, aiming to add support for _BitInt I/O with printf/scanf and extend stdbit.h functionality. The proposals are available as web links for community review and feedback.