= The problem with integer types =

C defines integer types `int`, `long`, `short`, `char`, `signed` or `unsigned`.

These types raise numerous problems in portable code:
 * They change size from one arch/cpu to another
 * There is no integer type which does the size of a pointer

= C99 Types =

C99 defines portable fixed-size types:

`[u]intXX_t` where
 * `u` means unsigned,
 * `XX` is the size in bits. It can range from 8 to 64, and is power of 2.

Moreover, C99 defines:
 * `[u]intptr_t`, which is the size of an address, thus can contain a pointer
 * `[u]int_fastXX_t`, which are '''at least''' XX bits long, but may be larger if the larger implementation is cheaper

These types are available from the standard `stdint.h` header and `hexo/types.h` header.

See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stdint.h stdint.h wikipedia page] for details.

= Legacy compiler types in MutekH =

Using legacy integer types in MutekH's core code is not wanted.

Default settings in configuration of the build system makes the legacy types emit a warning, or even dont compile at all.

Sometimes, because you are using huge amounts of code that
must be used without a complete rewrite, you may want to disable this
limitation adding the following line in the build configuration file:
{{{
CONFIG_HEXO_INTTYPES_DEPRECATED undefined
}}}