On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Richard Kenner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > bitsizetype is a type that can hold any values of sizetype * > > BITS_PER_UNIT so we can safely do bit-size calculations without overflow. > > This type shouldn't end up used in code though. > > Unfortunately, it does, though not in C. Ada's 'Size attribute returns > the size in bits, so the proper type for that computations is bitsizetype, > though many computations end up being constant-folded.
I gues you'll get funny effects then, as for Nbit sizetype there's usually no valid mode for (N+8)bit bitsizetype. In fact, I believe bitsizetype simply "inherits" the mode from sizetype. Richard.
