sys_base_types.h: new internal header

configure.ac

@@ -528,6 +528,31 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/socket.h sys/select.h netinet/in_systm.h netinet/in.h \
 # Check for other optional headers
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/msg.h sys/mman.h signal.h], [], [], [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT])
 
+AC_CHECK_TYPES([size_t, ssize_t, ptrdiff_t, intptr_t],[],[],
+  [[
+/* Keep in sync with src/mhd2/sys_base_types.h */
+#include <stdint.h> /* uint_fast_XXt, int_fast_XXt */
+#if defined(HAVE_STDDEF_H)
+#  include <stddef.h> /* size_t, NULL */
+#elif defined(HAVE_STDLIB_H)
+#  include <stdlib.h> /* should provide size_t, NULL */
+#else
+#  include <stdio.h> /* should provide size_t, NULL */
+#endif
+#if defined(HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H)
+#  include <sys/types.h> /* ssize_t */
+#elif defined(HAVE_UNISTD_H)
+#  include <unistd.h> /* should provide ssize_t */
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_CRTDEFS_H
+#  include <crtdefs.h> /* W32-specific header */
+#endif
+  ]]
+)
+AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_type_size_t" != "xyes"],
+  [AC_MSG_FAILURE(['size_t' type is not provided by system headers])]
+)
+
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([[search.h]],
   [
     MHD_CHECK_LINK_RUN([[for proper tsearch(), tfind() and tdelete()]],[[mhd_cv_sys_tsearch_usable]],

src/mhd2/sys_base_types.h

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+  This file is part of GNU libmicrohttpd
+  Copyright (C) 2024 Evgeny Grin (Karlson2k)
+
+  GNU libmicrohttpd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  GNU libmicrohttpd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @file src/mhd2/sys_base_types.h
+ * @brief  The header for basic system types and the NULL constant
+ * @author Karlson2k (Evgeny Grin)
+ *
+ * This header should provide macros or typedefs for uint_fastXX_t, int_fastXX_t
+ * size_t, ssize_t and NULL.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MHD_SYS_BASE_TYPES_H
+#define MHD_SYS_BASE_TYPES_H 1
+
+#include "mhd_sys_options.h"
+
+#include <stdint.h> /* uint_fast_XXt, int_fast_XXt */
+#if defined(HAVE_STDDEF_H)
+#  include <stddef.h> /* size_t, NULL */
+#elif defined(HAVE_STDLIB_H)
+#  include <stdlib.h> /* should provide size_t, NULL */
+#else
+#  include <stdio.h> /* should provide size_t, NULL */
+#endif
+#if defined(HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H)
+#  include <sys/types.h> /* ssize_t */
+#elif defined(HAVE_UNISTD_H)
+#  include <unistd.h> /* should provide ssize_t */
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_CRTDEFS_H
+#  include <crtdefs.h> /* W32-specific header */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_SSIZE_T
+#  if defined(HAVE_PTRDIFF_T)
+typedef ptrdiff_t ssize_t;
+#  elif defined(HAVE_INTPTR_T)
+/* Not an ideal choice, the size of the largest allocation may be smaller
+   than the total size of the addressable memory. */
+typedef intptr_t ssize_t;
+#  else
+#    error Cannot find suitable 'ssize_t' replacement
+#  endif
+#  define HAVE_SSIZE_T 1
+#  ifdef _WIN32
+#    define _SSIZE_T_DEFINED
+#  endif
+#endif /* ! HAVE_SSIZE_T */
+
+#endif /* ! MHD_SYS_BASE_TYPES_H */