diff --git a/_pli_types.h.in b/_pli_types.h.in
index b3d55c3ec..4de089f20 100644
--- a/_pli_types.h.in
+++ b/_pli_types.h.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #ifdef HAVE_CVS_IDENT
-#ident "$Id: _pli_types.h.in,v 1.7 2003/11/12 02:38:44 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: _pli_types.h.in,v 1.8 2007/06/05 21:32:30 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 # undef HAVE_INTTYPES_H
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ typedef int32_t  PLI_INT32;
 
 typedef signed short   PLI_INT16;
 typedef unsigned short PLI_UINT16;
-typedef signed char    PLI_BYTE8;
+typedef char           PLI_BYTE8;
 typedef unsigned char  PLI_UBYTE8;
 
 # define PLI_UINT64_FMT PRIu64
@@ -84,12 +84,15 @@ typedef signed int     PLI_INT32;
 typedef unsigned int   PLI_UINT32;
 typedef signed short   PLI_INT16;
 typedef unsigned short PLI_UINT16;
-typedef signed char    PLI_BYTE8;
+typedef char           PLI_BYTE8;
 typedef unsigned char  PLI_UBYTE8;
 #endif
 
 /*
  * $Log: _pli_types.h.in,v $
+ * Revision 1.8  2007/06/05 21:32:30  steve
+ *  More standard PLI_BYTE8.
+ *
  * Revision 1.7  2003/11/12 02:38:44  steve
  *  Clean up manual definitions of PLI_UINT64_FMT.
  *