Re: How to make a new pseudovector type?

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> In the xwidget branch I use   PVEC_OTHER = 0x400000 from enum pvec_type
>>> to represent an xwidget.
>> Don't: create a new PVEC_XWIDGET instead.
> Cool, but the bitmask is fully utilized. Can I expand the bitmask?

Of course.

> (I need 2 types.) if so, why is it so small to begin with?

It's made as large as needed.  Actually, it largely doesn't need to be
a bitmask.  Last time I looked it's only used at one or two places to
make it marginally quicker to check if something is one of some
particular subset of the possible pseudo-vectors.


        Stefan