64-bit D and interfacing with C

[Gregor Richards]

David Friedman wrote:
> Many of the Phobos modules that interface C currently use 'int' and 
> 'uint' when the actual C declaration is 'long' or 'unsigned long'.  This 
> works 32-bit sytems, but not for most 64-bit sytems.
> 
> Should there be a standard definition for the C long and unsigned long 
> types? My current solution is to add 'Clong_t' and 'Culong_t' to the 
> std.stdint module:
> 
>     version(GNU)
>     {
>     import gcc.builtins;
>     alias __builtin_Clong Clong_t;
>     alias __builtin_Culong Culong_t;
>     }
>     else /* For DMD: */ version(X86_64)
>     {
>     // Needs more conditionals for LP64 vs. LLP64...
>     alias long Clong_t;
>     alias ulong Culong_t;
>     }
>     else
>     {
>     alias int Clong_t;
>     alias uint Culong_t;
>     }

I was arguing for this to make bcd.gen more robust, but everybody shot 
it down ... not with any good excuse, just because they're jerks :)

  - Gregor Richards