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On Sunday, April 7, 2013 2:45:59 AM UTC-6, J-P. Rosen wrote:
> 
> A type definition must be static, and a size aspect too. A generic
> formal is never static, therefore you can't define a type from a generic
> parameter. (but of course, a constraint needs not be static, this is why
> it works as a derived type). But then, all instantiations will use the
> same size as Long_Long_Integer, which is likely not what you want.
> 

Thanks for the clarification on the sizings (which was confusing).

I was just wondering, because it seemed like a rather common thing [*every* framework/system seems to define its own -- OpenGL, PS, SWE, etc] that it might be nice to be able to "throw the size at a generic" and get it.