scenic willow
I want something like:
pub const PaddedAndPacked = struct {
foo: bool,
bar: bool,
// 3 byte padding
padding: [3]u8 = .{0} ** 3;
};
However, this won't compile since packed structs cannot contain fields of type [_]T.
Whats the best way to pad here?
I know I could do u24 in this case,
but that won't really work for padding values greater than 128 bytes.
safe valve
Use extern instead of packed in this case.
Since packed structs are just compiled to variable size integers.
There's also an awful hack where you can create an integer of the size of the padding to use as a field padding = std.meta.Int(.unsigned, 3 * 8) not a great idea though.
obtuse vessel
There's also an awful hack where you can create an integer of the size of the pa...
why is it a bad idea?
obtuse vessel
I want something like:
```zig
pub const PaddedAndPacked = struct {
foo: bool,...
unsigned ints go up to something like u6024 so you shouldnt have to worry about runninng out of space 😅
scenic willow
unsigned ints go up to something like u6024 so you shouldnt have to worry about ...
Wait really? I thought u128 was the highest it could get. Don't remember where I read that
short egret
Wait really? I thought u128 was the highest it could get. Don't remember where I...
probs. confusing with some comment on big ints
which is: "zig with bigger ints are less functional after u128"
really after u512 when you use 512 simd capable machines
ZIg has arbitrary big numbers up to u65535 (u16 max value)
quaint wadi
u128 is, last i checked, the highest you can properly use without llvm exploding
after that it fucks up some arithmetic (i don't remember if the compile fails or if it breaks at runtime)
short egret
after that it fucks up some arithmetic (i don't remember if the compile fails or...
after that it still works
but you cannot multiply and divide
u128 is the lst that can multiply and divide unless your pc can handle bigger integers
(sometimes)