On 04/28/2013 11:13 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: > >> I have patches to let one specify a precision for partial int types, >> easy enough to do, and the rest of the compiler plays nicely for the >> most part with it... > > If you can make size_t truly be a 24-bit value, I'd be very happy :-)
This confuses me a little. Currently, size_t is 16 bits, correct? How large is the address space really? Are pointers 24 bit flat objects, or are the upper 16 bit some kind of segment selector? Bernd