Packing non-pointer optionals

[Sze]

Is there a way to reduce the size of an optional type

The size of ?u7 is 2. Is there a way to reduce it to one? const std = @import("std"); const T = ?u7; const S = packed struct { x: T, // packed structs cannot contain fields of type '?u7' }; pub fn main() void { std.debug.print("{} {}\n", .{@sizeOf(T), @bitSizeOf(T)}); // 2 16 }