Rust-GCC / Rust-GCC/gccrs

Improve enum storage layout

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Description

It would be nice if we optimized the layout of enums like rustc does

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Research direction

Start with the linked rustc NonZeroU8 documentation and then locate the gccrs code responsible for enum layout. The issue does not specify target cases, files, tests, or acceptance criteria; done would require a defined optimized layout and tests showing the intended Rust behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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