to use `int` for array indexing. for additional details see
<https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=996>.
-TODO: signed 32-bit shift-and-add should be added, this needs to be addressed
-before submitting the RFC: <https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=996>
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