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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T09:26:20+00:00 2026-05-11T09:26:20+00:00

I came across some C code where the author uses the following idiom all

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I came across some C code where the author uses the following idiom all over the place:

typedef __int32 FOO_INT32; #define FOO_INT32 FOO_INT32 

What is the point of doing this? Shouldn’t the typedef be enough? It is a workaround for some wonky C compilers out there?

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  1. 2026-05-11T09:26:21+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 9:26 am

    With the #define instruction, you’ll then be able to test if the typedef has been done somewhere else in the code using :

    #ifdef FOO_INT32 FOO_INT32 myfoo; #else int myfoo; #endif 
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