Base types

Base types are defined in an enum type diet_base_type_t and have the following semantics:

Type	Description	Size in octets
DIET_CHAR	Character	1
DIET_SHORT	Signed short integer	2
DIET_INT	Signed integer	4
DIET_LONGINT	Long signed integer	8
DIET_FLOAT	Simple precision real	4
DIET_DOUBLE	Double precision real	8
DIET_SCOMPLEX	Simple precision complex	8
DIET_DCOMPLEX	Double precision complex	16

NB:

DIET_SCOMPLEX and DIET_DCOMPLEX are not implemented yet.