Why is stdbool.h deprecated? [closed]

Question

The C standard now says:

The ability to undefine and redefine the macros bool, true, and false is an obsolescent feature and may be removed in a future version.

That is, stdbool.h is deprecated. But no rationale is given and I couldn't find one. Do they intend on adding bool as a basic type for good or is there something else ?

If you happen to know why this is deprecated, thank you for telling me !

Answer 1

Why is stdbool.h deprecated?

It's not.

You quoted the following note:

The ability to undefine and redefine the macros bool, true, and false is an obsolescent feature and may be removed in a future version.

What this means is that the following paragraph may be removed in the future:

An application may undefine and then possibly redefine the macros bool, true, and false.

That does not mean that the header or its contents will be removed.