ivl/details/core/types/platform_specific/promote_int_impl.hpp

/* This file is part of the ivl C++ library <http://image.ntua.gr/ivl>.
   A C++ template library extending syntax towards mathematical notation.

   Copyright (C) 2012 Yannis Avrithis <iavr@image.ntua.gr>
   Copyright (C) 2012 Kimon Kontosis <kimonas@image.ntua.gr>

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template <> struct promote<bool> : public to_type <unsigned long> { };

template <> struct promote<int8_t> : public to_type<long> { };

template <> struct promote<uint8_t> : public to_type <unsigned long> { };

template <> struct promote<int16_t> : public to_type <long> { };

template <> struct promote<uint16_t> : public to_type <unsigned long> { };

template <> struct promote<int32_t> : public to_type <long> { };

template <> struct promote<uint32_t> : public to_type <unsigned long> { };

#ifndef _MSC_VER
// g++ has a special type for `char' which is neither
// int8_t nor int16_t but a type of its own, whatever implementation
// is used. So it has to be specially treated.
// This does not hold for unsigned char though.
template <> struct promote<char> : public to_type <long> { };

#endif