LONG_MAX in D

[nobody]

Luís Marques wrote:
> nobody wrote:
>> Another way to define LONG_MAX conditionally is explained in the  
>> Static If Condition of the above page:
>>
>>   static if(size_t.sizeof == 4)
>>     const int LONG_MAX = int.max;
>>
>>   static if(size_t.sizeof == 8)
>>     const long LONG_MAX = long.max;
> 
> Well, I don't see much point in that, over "size_t.max / 2" :-)
> (ah yes, now I notice that I forgot the ".max")
> 
> Luís

I can certainly see why you might prefer size_t.max / 2. I would personally use 
version statements with brackets if I were defining much more (LONG_MIN for 
example since size_t.min is 0). Anyway you can't say "nobody" warned you! I just 
pointed out the options. :-)