3 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 13f736397..1e07c1bd3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20110929
+ - (djm) [configure.ac defines.h] No need to detect sizeof(char); patch
+   from des AT des.no
+
 20110923
  - (djm) [openbsd-compat/getcwd.c] Remove OpenBSD rcsid marker since we no
    longer want to sync this file (OpenBSD uses a __getcwd syscall now, we
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7a915272d..38e260ce7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.480 2011/08/18 04:48:24 tim Exp $
+# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.481 2011/09/29 01:11:55 djm Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Damien Miller
 #
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 AC_INIT([OpenSSH], [Portable], [openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org])
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.480 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.481 $)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ssh.c])
 AC_LANG([C])
 
@@ -2522,7 +2522,6 @@ fi
 AC_CHECK_TYPES([long long, unsigned long long, long double])
 
 # Check datatype sizes
-AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([char], [1])
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([short int], [2])
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([int], [4])
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([long int], [4])
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index e4ccc5407..45612aab4 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef _DEFINES_H
 #define _DEFINES_H
 
-/* $Id: defines.h,v 1.167 2011/06/03 01:17:49 tim Exp $ */
+/* $Id: defines.h,v 1.168 2011/09/29 01:11:56 djm Exp $ */
 
 
 /* Constants */
@@ -194,11 +194,7 @@ typedef unsigned int u_int;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_INTXX_T
-# if (SIZEOF_CHAR == 1)
-typedef char int8_t;
-# else
-#  error "8 bit int type not found."
-# endif
+typedef signed char int8_t;
 # if (SIZEOF_SHORT_INT == 2)
 typedef short int int16_t;
 # else