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Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ?

From "Fred. Zwarts" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ?
Date 2022-10-05 23:19 +0200
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Op 05.okt..2022 om 05:35 schreef Lynn McGuire:
> On 10/4/2022 9:58 PM, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
>>> How do I specify an 8 byte bool ?  Long long ?
>>
>> What for?
>>
>> bool is a predefined type, and its size is determined by the 
>> implementation.
>>
>> long long is at least 64 bits (and almost always exactly 64 bits).
>> uint64_t and int64_t are exactly 64 bits, but are not guaranteed to
>> exist.  A "byte" is almost always 8 bits, but may be larger (see
>> CHAR_BIT).
>>
>> What problem are you trying to solve?
> 
> I've got a double array, integer*8 array, logical*8 array, and 
> character*8 array equivalenced in my Fortran code that I am converting 
> to C++.  I want to have the same capability in my C++ code until I get 
> down the road and figure out what I want to do with this code, if anything.

The Fortran EQUIVALENT is in my mind roughly equivalent to a C++ union.
So, I would probably go for an array of unions. Where each union is a 
union of a double, integer, bool and char[8]. The bool would then 
automatically use the space of the largest type in the union.

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how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-04 20:41 -0500
  Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-10-04 19:58 -0700
    Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-04 22:35 -0500
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2022-10-05 07:38 +0200
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:02 -0500
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:03 -0500
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-05 09:38 +0200
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:03 -0500
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "Fred. Zwarts" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl> - 2022-10-05 23:19 +0200
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "daniel...@gmail.com" <danielaparker@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 18:45 -0700
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 21:05 -0500
            Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "daniel...@gmail.com" <danielaparker@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 19:07 -0700
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "Fred. Zwarts" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl> - 2022-10-06 10:39 +0200
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-06 14:14 +0200
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-06 14:03 +0000
  Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:10 -0500
    Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-05 20:34 +0000
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 16:18 -0500
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-05 22:25 +0000
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-05 22:27 +0000
            Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 19:16 -0500
    Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-06 14:16 +0200
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-06 15:07 -0500
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-07 09:07 +0200
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-07 14:23 -0500
  Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-10-10 18:04 +0200

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