Hi Tim, > That's fair enough. > > I do still consider accepting 'int' to be less unsafe than accepting 'float', > because the behavior of ints can be reasoned about more easily and because > they to not experience implicit rounding. > > I do not particularly care whether or not 'int' is accepted or not for that > reason, but I care about 'float' not being accepted. So perhaps it's best to > accept neither as you suggested.
Yes, I had completely forgotten about casting priorities. So, at least I don't plan on including it in 8.4, and may even retract the change altogether. Regards, Saki