kullstam@ne.mediaone.net (Johan Kullstam) wrote on 05.01.00 in <m23dscf86w.fsf@sophia.axel.nom>:
> i'd also like to see C types with *specified* bit widths, e.g.,
> int16, int32, uint8 &c. then you could write more portable code when
> you really need a certain number of bits like for CRC algorithms. in
> case of 36bit computing on a pdp-10 the compiler could at least
> complain about lack of 32 bit support (even if it would be easy to
> add) instead of silently failing.
C0X will have all that.
MfG Kai
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