Wouldn't this be better with bitfields?

[Walter Bright]

On 7/6/2024 11:05 AM, Dukc wrote:
> Actually this is an analogy I want to push. Ask yourself, why is `long` defined 
> as exactly 64 bits in D? Why isn't it defined to have the same size as 
> associated C `long`?

Because a 32 bit C long is useless. It's a vestigial remainder from 16 bit 
programming.

Sensible C programmers use "long long" instead.