From: deccrl!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!gvlf3.gvl.unisys. com!email!parkhill@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (parkhill)
Subject: Re: 'SIZE attribute of a type
Date: 6 Dec 91 20:15:32 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5881@email.sp.unisys.com> (raw)
As was stated in a previous posting by another author if a compiler
can pack an array of character such that each character only uses 7
bits then Character'Size should return 7.
Image a compiler was smart enough to understand baised number ranges.
type b is range 9 .. 10;
or
type b is range 2**31 - 2 .. 2**31 - 1;
If the compiler can generate code that only uses 1 bit then b'Size
should return 1.
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