- added some testing results as a comment to clarify motivation for u…

…int64 storage

src/nimcso/bitArrayAutoconfigured.nim

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func divUp(a, b: int): int =
 
 const lenInt64 = elementN.divUp(64)
 echo "Using ", lenInt64, " uint64s to store ", elementN, " elements."
+# Side Note: There is a good reason to use uint64 even if the problem is smaller. The reason is performance. A 64-bit CPU is much better at handling 64-bit numbers; thus even if you hard-code the type 
+# of the bit array values to be uint8 or uint16, the compiler will likely align them to fill 64-bit boundaries anyways, so there won't be any memory savings, while it will be slightly slower. E.g.,
+# [1, uint64] -> CPU Time [Expanding to elementN nodes 1000 times from empty] 1011.2us   | -as with default config.yaml at step 24 -> 222.3 MB RAM
+# [3, utin16] -> CPU Time [Expanding to elementN nodes 1000 times from empty] 1049.2us   | -as with default config.yaml at step 24 -> 223.7 MB RAM
 
 type BitArray* = object
     ## Creates an array of bits all packed in together.