Don't assume the type of string::size_type #8525
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Motivation
The code accidentally conflated
std::string::size_type
andlong unsigned int
.This was fine on 64bits machines where they are apparently the same in
practice, but not on 32bits. Fix that by using
std::string::size_type
everywhere.
Context
Part of #8523
Checklist for maintainers
Maintainers: tick if completed or explain if not relevant
tests/**.sh
src/*/tests
tests/nixos/*
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