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Re: Inconsistencies in memory size types

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From:
Sawyer X
Date:
June 21, 2016 13:44
Subject:
Re: Inconsistencies in memory size types
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576944A7.1000907@gmail.com


On 06/17/2016 05:28 PM, Father Chrysostomos wrote:
> Dave Mitchell:
>> My current preference is that core standardises on Size_t and SSize_t,
>> and eliminates usage of size_t, ssize_t, STRLEN and MEM_SIZE.
> I have always liked STRLEN and MEM_SIZE, because the make the code more
> self-documenting.
>
> There!  You never have consensus on anything.

I think the question is: Would you object to standardizing on Size_t and
SSize_t, despite preferring to use STRLEN and MEM_SIZE?

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