The `off_t` type, which is specified by the POSIX standard as a signed
integer type representing file sizes, was defined as `long` or `int`
depending on the target architecture without a clear explanation on why
it was defined as such.
While the POSIX standard does not specify the size requirement of the
`off_t` type, it generally corresponds to the size of a pointer in
practice, mainly because the optimal file handling size is closely tied
to the native pointer size.
For this reason, this commit removes the per-architecture `off_t`
definition and defines it as `intptr_t` such that its size always
matches the native pointer size.
Note that the toolchain-defined `__INTPTR_TYPE__` macro is used instead
of the `intptr_t` typedef as per the common convention used in the C
standard library headers.
Signed-off-by: Stephanos Ioannidis <root@stephanos.io>
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