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Date

2025-05-29

Author

Karl Meakin

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f75187e9e89a2147eb04437b45c6bc87bc3ad3b1

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project: gcc
subsystem: doc
patch_id: —
commit_hash: f75187e9e89a2147eb04437b45c6bc87bc3ad3b1
source_type: github
headline: GCC documentation now clarifies integer types as “integral”.
tldr: The GCC documentation now uses “integral” instead of the potentially confusing “fixed-point” when referring to integer types.
author: Karl Meakin
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • documentation
• clarification
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url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/f75187e9e89a2147eb04437b45c6bc87bc3ad3b1
date: 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

The GCC documentation is updated to use the term “integral” instead of “fixed-point” for integer types like int or uint32_t. This change avoids confusion with fractional fixed-point numbers. The terminology now accurately reflects that these are whole number types.