oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/p4
Infer integer constant widths where possible.
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- Rust
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Description
As things currently stand, programs have to explicitly spell out the width of integer constants with the <width>w<value> syntax. This can and should be inferred in many situations.
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The issue does not name any files, tests, or compiler entry points. First clarify which contexts permit integer-width inference and the expected behavior for ambiguous cases; then locate the relevant constant parsing and type-checking paths and add coverage for the agreed rules.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100