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repr(int) enums: both size and sign matter
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RalfJung authored and ehuss committed Aug 9, 2024
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difference from a struct is that the fields aren’t named.

* `repr(C)` is equivalent to one of `repr(u*)` (see the next section) for
fieldless enums. The chosen size is the default enum size for the target platform's C
fieldless enums. The chosen size and sign is the default enum size and sign for the target platform's C
application binary interface (ABI). Note that enum representation in C is implementation
defined, so this is really a "best guess". In particular, this may be incorrect
when the C code of interest is compiled with certain flags.
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## repr(u*), repr(i*)

These specify the size to make a fieldless enum. If the discriminant overflows
These specify the size and sign to make a fieldless enum. If the discriminant overflows
the integer it has to fit in, it will produce a compile-time error. You can
manually ask Rust to allow this by setting the overflowing element to explicitly
be 0. However Rust will not allow you to create an enum where two variants have
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of its variants. A fieldless enum without a `repr(u*)` or `repr(C)` is
still a Rust native type, and does not have a stable ABI representation.
Adding a `repr` causes it to be treated exactly like the specified
integer size for ABI purposes.
integer type for ABI purposes.

If the enum has fields, the effect is similar to the effect of `repr(C)`
in that there is a defined layout of the type. This makes it possible to
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