On 9/25/05 5:43 AM, "Daryle Walker" <darylew@hotmail.com> wrote: [SNIP]
"integer_mask.hpp" doesn't use any extended integer types because "integer.hpp" didn't either.
"integer.hpp" doesn't use any extended integer types because: 1. Their existence in compilers back then (2001) were more rare. 2. There were concerns back then that the extended types could not be used in value-based template parameters. That's important since Boost.CRC does that type of usage. I don't know how accurate that concern was then or is now.
Possible solutions: A. Determine the largest integer type that can be used as a template parameter, and make new typedef-s if the result ever differs from (u)intmax_t on some platform. (Or we can always define the typedef to make it always available.) Make sure Boost.CRC uses the appropriate typedef. [TRUNCATE]
This suggestion could be used for the bounded (numeric) type wrappers mentioned in other message threads.... -- Daryle Walker Mac, Internet, and Video Game Junkie darylew AT hotmail DOT com