[M3devel] INTEGER

[Mika Nystrom]

Jay K writes:
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>I have to add something. There is another use of LONGINT.
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>Kind of an annoying practical one=2C and a minor side affect. Not really a =
>nice abstract one.
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>And in fact=2C it implies a sort of use of "INT128".
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>=20
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>=20
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>To declare opaque data with a particular alignment.
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>=20
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>=20
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>To match an external definition.
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>Specifically=2C jmpbuf.
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>Many systems want a 64bit aligned jmpbuf.

But does Modula-3 *allocate* jmpbufs?  If not, why does the declaration have
to record that C is guaranteed to allocate the jmpbufs with a certain alignment?

I don't think this type of stuff belongs anywhere near the language definition.

If it's really needed it ought to be in compiler pragmas.  (I think.)

     Mika