size_t vs uintptr_t

[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d]

On 6/17/2016 8:50 AM, Guillaume Boucher wrote:
> I was referring to this diff in the pull linked request:
>
> -private size_t _alignUp(size_t alignment)(size_t n)
> +private uintptr_t _alignUp(uintptr_t alignment)(uintptr_t n)
>
> size_t is the correct type.  There is no reason to change it.

Since _alignUp returns a pointer-sized integer, uintptr_t is the correct type 
for it, not size_t.