Index: mod/kcore/type.h.m
==================================================================
--- mod/kcore/type.h.m
+++ mod/kcore/type.h.m
@@ -90,20 +90,31 @@
 	kcendian_high,
 	kcendian_low,
 	kcendian_system = cat(kcendian_,prop_endian), 
 } kcendian;
 
-enum /* max-min values of each type */ {
-	byte_bits = arch_byte_bits,
+define(“defval”,“#define $1 $2
+”)
+
+defval(byte_bits,arch_byte_bits)
+
+
+/* this section was originally defined with enums so
+ * as to avoid creating extraneous macros; however,
+ * enum in C is limited to values of type int, when
+ * we need values that are considerably longer. the
+ * section has been commented out until someone has
+ * the energy to convert it to #defines.
 
+enum {
 	  u8_min = 0,   u8_max = ((u8)-1),
 	 u16_min = 0,  u16_max = ((u16)-1),
 	 u32_min = 0,  u32_max = ((u32)-1),
 	 u64_min = 0,  u64_max = ((u64)-1),
 	u128_min = 0, u128_max = ((u128)-1),
 
-	/* assuming two's complement. TODO: check math */
+	// assuming two's complement. TODO: check math 
 	define(“sspec”,“
 		$1_min = 0 - ((1 << sizeof($1) * byte_bits) / 2),
 		$1_max =      (1 << sizeof($1) * byte_bits) / 2 - 1”)dnl
 
 	sspec(s8), sspec(s16), sspec(s32),
@@ -125,10 +136,11 @@
 	sbig_min = s128_min, sbig_max = s128_max,
 
 	ubyte_min = kc_uchar_min, ubyte_max = kc_uchar_max,
 	sbyte_min = kc_schar_min, sbyte_max = kc_schar_max,
 };
+*/
 
 ifdef(“type_sz”,“
 	typedef type_sz sz;
 ”,“dnl
 #	ifdef __cplusplus