size_t + ptrdiff_t

[Stewart Gordon]

On 19/02/2012 23:47, Artur Skawina wrote:
> On 02/20/12 00:17, Manu wrote:
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>>      core.stdc.stdint.uintptr_t
>>
>> O_o .. how is this different to size_t now? Why the redundant alias?
>
> C compatibility?

Why would you want to use meaningless type aliases defined in the C headers in D code?

> It is redundant in D, at least  until it supports non-flat address spaces. :^)
>
> uintptr_t can hold a pointer,
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Why would you want to do that, as opposed to use one of the pointer types (which is indeed 
required for GC to work correctly)?

Stewart.