* Richard Kenner: >> bitsizetype is a type that can hold any values of sizetype * >> BITS_PER_UNIT so we can safely do bit-size calculations without overflow. >> This type shouldn't end up used in code though. > > Unfortunately, it does, though not in C. Ada's 'Size attribute returns > the size in bits, so the proper type for that computations is bitsizetype, > though many computations end up being constant-folded.
Ada used a 32-bit signed integer type in this case, limiting object size to 2**31 bits. Is this no longer the case?
