lint, pointers, 0 (what else?)

[Jonathan P. Leech]

> Re: int8, int32, etc.
>
> Do you also propose int9, int36?  int24?  float48?
>
> Let's not embed machine dependencies into the language!

       If I recall  correctly,	the  Mainsail  language  guarantees  a
MINIMUM length range for data types INTEGER, LONG INTEGER, REAL,  LONG
REAL, etc., rather than a specific width.  While this might result  in
inefficiencies on some machines, it makes code machine INDEPENDENT, at
least in this particular area.

    -- Jon Leech
    jon at cit-vax.arpa