extern(C) enum

[nkm1]

On Sunday, 17 September 2017 at 17:06:10 UTC, bitwise wrote:
> I don't really see a way to deal with this aside from branching 
> the entire library and inserting something like 
> 'FT_SIZE_REQUEST_TYPE__FORCE_INT = 0xFFFFFFFF' into every enum 
> incase the devs used it in a struct.

Just put the burden on the users then. It's implementation 
defined, so they are in position to figure it out...

for example, gcc: "Normally, the type is unsigned int if there 
are no negative values in the enumeration, otherwise int. If 
-fshort-enums is specified, then if there are negative values it 
is the first of signed char, short and int that can represent all 
the values, otherwise it is the first of unsigned char, unsigned 
short and unsigned int that can represent all the values. On some 
targets, -fshort-enums is the default; this is determined by the 
ABI."
https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-6.4.0/gcc/Structures-unions-enumerations-and-bit-fields-implementation.html#Structures-unions-enumerations-and-bit-fields-implementation

msvc++: "A variable declared as enum is an int."
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-language/enum-type

It's probably pretty safe to assume it's an int; people who play 
tricks with "-fshort-enums" deserve what's coming to them :)