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From:
Father Chrysostomos
Date:
June 21, 2016 22:17
Subject:
Re: Inconsistencies in memory size types
Message ID:
20160621221723.11568.qmail@lists-nntp.develooper.com
Sawyer X wrote:
> 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?

I suppose not.  I am just used to seeing the code written a cer-
tain way. :-)


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