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The `StgWord` type is also useful for storing the *size* of a memory object, since an `StgWord` is guaranteed to at least span the range of addressable memory. It is rather like `size_t` in this respect, although we prefer to use `StgWord` in the RTS sources.
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The `StgWord` type is also useful for storing the *size* of a memory object, since an `StgWord` is guaranteed to at least span the range of addressable memory. It is rather like `size_t` in this respect, although we prefer to use `StgWord` in the RTS sources.
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C-- only understands units of bytes, so we have various macros in [includes/Cmm.h](/trac/ghc/browser/ghc/includes/Cmm.h) to make manipulating things in units of words easier in `.cmm` files. |
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C-- only understands units of bytes, so we have various macros in [includes/Cmm.h](/ghc/ghc/tree/master/ghc/includes/Cmm.h) to make manipulating things in units of words easier in `.cmm` files. |