Why have xxx_t typedef names (was Re: Is typedef char BUFFER[20] legal?)

[Chip Salzenberg]

According to karl at ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer):
>A simpler solution would be to make typedefs idempotent, like macros.

For what it's worth, this solution is used in C++.
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