[Qt-interest] QSharedMemory::create takes an int... why?

[Patrick Vollebregt]

Thank you, I've decided to file a bug report.

> Patrick Vollebregt wrote:
>
>   
>> They could solve it by defining an appropriate type, or use what's
>> already there: size_t
>>     
>
> I completely agree.
>
> The API specifies "int". This data type is signed, so the API specifies a 
> signed value for an interface in which negative quantities have no 
> meaning. It would have been possible to defend "unsigned int", but plain 
> "int" is broken.
>
> The debate herein on the length of "int" is further demonstration of its 
> poor suitability for this particular interface. It's also worrying to 
> witness debate on the behaviour of fundamental C++ data types. The ISO 
> standard should be the first and last word on this subject. If reading 
> ISO/IEC 14882:2003, please see section 3.9.1.
>
> The suggestion of a "size_t" is sensible. I hope the Qt engineers 
> recognise the fault and adopt an appropriate solution. For further 
> information, please see ISO/IEC 14882:2003 section 5.3.3. See also:
>
>    http://preview.tinyurl.com/mcpnv4
>
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