Re: [boost] [wave) experiences

From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-07 08:49:55

Paul Mensonides wrote:

> > > Supporting [extended length integers] is not a good idea.  
> > > IMO, it is just the beginning of non-standard extensions.  
> > > For the purpose of cross-compiling, I don't have a 
> problem with an 
> > > option to specify the width.
> > 
> > But what about cross compiling from a 32-bit platform for a 64-bit 
> > target?
> > (which strikes me as a perfectly reasonable thing to do today).
> 
> It is reasonable.  I'm not against being able to explicitly 
> set the width with some sort of option--as long as it is 
> explicit.  What I'm basically saying is that once the option 
> is set, the preprocessor should do everything at exactly that 
> width (*as if* the width was the widest supported integral 
> type for the platform--which is required by the standard) and 
> reject anything that requires more.  If the width isn't the 
> width of the actual target, then the user is lying--which 
> gives them an explicit way-out hack if absolutely necessary.

That was exactly, what I had in mind.

Regards Hartmut