From 4f77ad5d019618893c59a0f8d5bfa6b98e50a3be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugen Wissner <belka@caraus.de>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:31:47 +0200
Subject: Make Int and Word aliases to fixed-size types

---
 include/elna/boot/ast.h           | 8 ++++----
 include/elna/boot/dependency.h    | 6 +++++-
 include/elna/boot/name_analysis.h | 2 +-
 include/elna/boot/result.h        | 2 +-
 include/elna/boot/symbol.h        | 5 +++--
 include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h   | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

(limited to 'include')

diff --git a/include/elna/boot/ast.h b/include/elna/boot/ast.h
index 2645026..a05233c 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/ast.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/ast.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
     };
 
     template<>
-    struct literal_type_id<unsigned char>
+    struct literal_type_id<std::uint32_t>
     {
         static constexpr int value = 4;
     };
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
         virtual void visit(literal<integer_literal> *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(literal<double> *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(literal<bool> *) = 0;
-        virtual void visit(literal<unsigned char> *) = 0;
+        virtual void visit(literal<std::uint32_t> *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(literal<std::nullptr_t> *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(literal<std::string> *) = 0;
     };
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
         [[noreturn]] void visit(literal<integer_literal> *) override;
         [[noreturn]] void visit(literal<double> *) override;
         [[noreturn]] void visit(literal<bool> *) override;
-        [[noreturn]] void visit(literal<unsigned char> *) override;
+        [[noreturn]] void visit(literal<std::uint32_t> *) override;
         [[noreturn]] void visit(literal<std::nullptr_t> *) override;
         [[noreturn]] void visit(literal<std::string> *) override;
     };
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
         void visit(literal<integer_literal> *) override;
         void visit(literal<double> *) override;
         void visit(literal<bool> *) override;
-        void visit(literal<unsigned char> *) override;
+        void visit(literal<std::uint32_t> *) override;
         void visit(literal<std::nullptr_t> *) override;
         void visit(literal<std::string> *) override;
     };
diff --git a/include/elna/boot/dependency.h b/include/elna/boot/dependency.h
index 75bbed3..d534585 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/dependency.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/dependency.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ namespace elna::boot
     {
         std::unordered_map<std::filesystem::path, symbol_bag> cache;
 
+        // The builtin table stores global aliases (such as Int, Word) as weak
+        // pointers, so the state keeps their owners alive.
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<alias_type>> alias_owners;
+
     public:
         const std::shared_ptr<symbol_table> globals;
         T custom;
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
         using const_iterator = std::unordered_map<std::filesystem::path, symbol_bag>::const_iterator;
 
         explicit dependency_state(T custom, const target_info& target)
-            : globals(builtin_symbol_table(target)), custom(custom)
+            : globals(builtin_symbol_table(target, this->alias_owners)), custom(custom)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/include/elna/boot/name_analysis.h b/include/elna/boot/name_analysis.h
index 736874a..91b669c 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/name_analysis.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/name_analysis.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
         void visit(literal<integer_literal> *literal) override;
         void visit(literal<double> *literal) override;
         void visit(literal<bool> *literal) override;
-        void visit(literal<unsigned char> *literal) override;
+        void visit(literal<std::uint32_t> *literal) override;
         void visit(literal<std::nullptr_t> *literal) override;
         void visit(literal<std::string> *literal) override;
     };
diff --git a/include/elna/boot/result.h b/include/elna/boot/result.h
index 23505d0..ccc95ca 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/result.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/result.h
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
         integer_literal,
         double,
         bool,
-        unsigned char,
+        std::uint32_t,
         std::nullptr_t,
         std::string,
         constant_aggregate<ordered_map>,
diff --git a/include/elna/boot/symbol.h b/include/elna/boot/symbol.h
index f048016..5817b38 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/symbol.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/symbol.h
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ namespace elna::boot
         std::shared_ptr<variable_info> is_variable() override;
     };
 
-    std::shared_ptr<symbol_table> builtin_symbol_table(const target_info& target);
+    std::shared_ptr<symbol_table> builtin_symbol_table(const target_info& target,
+            std::vector<std::shared_ptr<alias_type>>& alias_owners);
 
     /**
      * Symbol bag contains:
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ namespace elna::boot
     bool is_scalar_type(const type& checked);
 
     /**
-     * Checks whether the given type is a string (slice of const Char).
+     * Checks whether the given type is a string (slice of const bytes).
      *
      * \param checked The type t o check.
      * \return Whether the type is a string type.
diff --git a/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h b/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h
index 097a660..2d65a26 100644
--- a/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h
+++ b/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace elna::gcc
         void visit(boot::literal<boot::integer_literal> *literal) override;
         void visit(boot::literal<double> *literal) override;
         void visit(boot::literal<bool> *boolean) override;
-        void visit(boot::literal<unsigned char> *character) override;
+        void visit(boot::literal<std::uint32_t> *character) override;
         void visit(boot::literal<std::nullptr_t> *) override;
         void visit(boot::literal<std::string> *string) override;
         void visit(boot::traits_expression *trait) override;
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