07:37 <re_irc> <@boiethios:matrix.org> Is there any stack-based vector working with a generic array type instead of a const generic? I find the const generics not really useful, so I'd rather have a regular type.

07:37 <re_irc> There is smallvec, but it works with an allocator.

07:50 <re_irc> <@xiretza:xiretza.xyz> what do you mean by "a generic array type"?

07:52 <re_irc> <@xiretza:xiretza.xyz> oh I see, smallvec implements an "Array" trait for a couple array sizes - why is that preferable to being able to pass any size?

08:06 <re_irc> <@boiethios:matrix.org> : Because my lib needs a bunch of different generic numbers in a trait, and I'd rather have associated types than "Foo<const A: usize, const B: usize, const C: usize, /*etc*/>". At the moment, an associated const cannot be used for anything type-related.

08:11 <re_irc> <@bugadani:matrix.org> heapless 0.6 works with the old typenum crate that represents numbers as types

08:12 <re_irc> <@boiethios:matrix.org> : I'll use that, thanks!

08:13 <re_irc> <@boiethios:matrix.org> I forgot that's the best of the 2 worlds, the user doesn't have to specify the type, and I can use the “number” for creating an array.

08:16 <re_irc> <@boiethios:matrix.org> Working on embedded creates a lot of new problems when using the typesystem 😅

09:00 <re_irc> <@burrbull:matrix.org> : You can wrap constant in helper struct. "struct U<const N: usize>" and then use this wrapper as associated type

09:01 <re_irc> <@boiethios:matrix.org> Since my project uses a nightly compiler, I bit the bullet and used "generic_const_exprs". The integration tests pass so far.