[LLVMdev] c char translated to i8 signext

[Chris Lattner]

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008, Ryan M. Lefever wrote:
> I have a c function that takes a char as a parameter.  When it is
> compiled to bytecode, it gets translated to i8 signext.  Why is signext
> getting added to the type?  It doesn't get added if the parameter is an
> int.  Is there a way to alter the parameter in the c code so that it
> simply gets translated to an i8, or is there a way in LLVM to modify the
> parameter's type?

This is an ABI requirement for your target.  You can remove it from the 
llvm ir by removing the parameter attribute from the function and calls to 
it.

-Chris

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