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   Keith Thompson to BGB   
   Re: _BitInt(N)   
   24 Nov 25 04:37:33   
   
   From: Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com   
      
   BGB  writes:   
   [...]   
   > In BGBCC, there is a hard limit of IIRC 16384 bits.   
   >   
   > As an extension, it also allows for very large literals, though   
   > currently literals larger than 128 bits can only use hexadecimal or   
   > similar.   
   >   
   > This is encoded via suffixes, eg:   
   >   I, L, LL, U, UI, UL, ULL: Normal 32/64 bit.   
   >   I128, UI128: 128-bit   
   >   I256, UI256: 256-bit   
   >     other odd sizes map to _BitInt or _UBitInt (unsigned _BitInt).   
      
   In C23, an integer constant with a "wb" or "WB" suffix is of type   
   _BitInt(n).  One with a "wbu" suffix is of type unsigned _BitInt(n).   
   The value of n is the smallest that can accomodate the value of the   
   constant.   
      
   [...]   
      
   --   
   Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com   
   void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */   
      
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