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Re: Use of DI mode on 32-bit hosts


Hi -

dje wrote:
>  > Can you explain what these types might be useful for,
>  > as distinct from the plain target types of SI/DI/etc.?
> 
> Abstraction and simplicity.  For "normal" architectures they're not
> distinct and map directly to SI/DI/etc.

I guess I don't see the abstraction and simplicity this
indirection is to provide.  Do you have an example?

> INT/UINT are treated separately.  They're for host values
> where one doesn't care about target sizes.

In what circumstances do you consider it reasonable for cgen
model files to deal with host data types/sizes?


- FChE

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