Erlang bit syntax variable issue

Question

Is there any way to format this so it's a valid expression, without adding another step?

<<One:8,_:(One*8)>> = <<1,9>>.
* 1: illegal bit size

These work

>> <<One:8,_:8>> = <<1,9>>.              
<<1,9>>

>> One*8.
8

>> <<One:8,_:(1*8)>> = <<1,9>>.
<<1,9>>

>> <<Eight:8,_:Eight>> = <<8,9>>.  
<<8,9>>

I'm trying to parse a binary with nested data with binary list comprehensions instead of stacking accumulators.

Answer 1

Try this ;-)

<<Size:8,_:Size/unit:8>> = <<1,9>>.