Issue
$ echo "_Fract x;" | gcc -xc -
<stdin>:1:1: error: fixed-point types not supported for this target
href="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Fixed-Point.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6.16 Fixed-Point Types (emphasis added):
As an extension, GNU C supports fixed-point types as defined in the N1169 draft of ISO/IEC DTR 18037. Support for fixed-point types in GCC will evolve as the draft technical report changes. Calling conventions for any target might also change. Not all targets support fixed-point types.
Question: which targets support fixed-point types?
Extra: Is it documented? How to derive it from GCC's source code?
UPD. May be useful: Clang does support fixed-point types via option -ffixed-point
:
$ echo "_Fract x;" | clang -xc - -c -ffixed-point
# OK
Solution
I can confirm that GCC 11.2.0 on AVR does support fixed-point types. Sizes are:
sizeof(signed short _Fract) == 1
sizeof(unsigned short _Fract) == 1
sizeof(signed _Fract) == 2
sizeof(unsigned _Fract) == 2
sizeof(signed long _Fract) == 4
sizeof(unsigned long _Fract) == 4
sizeof(signed long long _Fract) == 8
sizeof(unsigned long long _Fract) == 8
sizeof(signed short _Accum) == 2
sizeof(unsigned short _Accum) == 2
sizeof(signed _Accum) == 4
sizeof(unsigned _Accum) == 4
sizeof(signed long _Accum) == 8
sizeof(unsigned long _Accum) == 8
sizeof(signed long long _Accum) == 8
sizeof(unsigned long long _Accum) == 8
Answered By - AlexDarkVoid Answer Checked By - Marilyn (WPSolving Volunteer)