Re: int to intXX_t conversion

From: Alex Rousskov <rousskov_at_measurement-factory.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:08:30 -0700

On 02/01/2013 04:01 AM, Kinkie wrote:

> Is there any objection for me to entertain myself doing "int" ->
> "intXX_t" and "unisgned int -> uintXX_t" conversions in the meanwhile?
> This seems to be in line with c++11 changes, and should have no
> adverse effects.

The immediate adverse effect would be conflicts with other pending
features, of course.

What is the motivation behind this? Why intXX_t is better than int when
we do not really care about the exact variable size?

Thank you,

Alex.
Received on Fri Feb 01 2013 - 17:08:38 MST

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