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Re: long long vs long
- To: Michael Weiser <michael at weiser dot saale-net dot de>
- Subject: Re: long long vs long
- From: Harry Broomhall <haeb at demon dot net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:22:21 +0100 (BST)
- Cc: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
Michael Weiser said:
>
[SNIP]
> No because the standard says
> short == 16 bit
> long == 32 bit
> int == 16 or 32 depending on the machine's architecture
>
> For example: Under DOS int is 16 bit while under Win32 und UN*X it is
> 32 bit.
> So there's no way for long to be 64 bit while conforming to the
> standard.
Oh dear - this seems to be a common belief. Can you give the
para in the standard where it says this?
Regards,
Harry.
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