# File lib/mkmf.rb, line 840
def what_type?(type, member = nil, headers = nil, &b)
  m = "#{type}"
  name = type
  if member
    m << "." << member
    name = "(((#{type} *)0)->#{member})"
  end
  fmt = "seems %s"
  def fmt.%(x)
    x ? super : "unknown"
  end
  checking_for checking_message(m, headers), fmt do
    if scalar_ptr_type?(type, member, headers, &b)
      if try_static_assert("sizeof(*#{name}) == 1", headers)
        "string"
      end
    elsif scalar_type?(type, member, headers, &b)
      if try_static_assert("sizeof(#{name}) > sizeof(long)", headers)
        "long long"
      elsif try_static_assert("sizeof(#{name}) > sizeof(int)", headers)
        "long"
      elsif try_static_assert("sizeof(#{name}) > sizeof(short)", headers)
        "int"
      elsif try_static_assert("sizeof(#{name}) > 1", headers)
        "short"
      else
        "char"
      end
    end
  end
end