From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: as internal declarations - gfx demo
Date:	Fri, 28 Aug 1998 18:49:36 -0400
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Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) wrote:
> 
> Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca> wrote:
> > Rylan wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I translated these to C include files, using "unsigned
> > > int" for "dw" and "unsigned char" for "db" like it was used for NASM.
> >
> >     IMPORTANT:  "unsigned int" is 32-bits!!   You should put "unsinged short",
> > that is 16-bits (int all ANSI C versions).
> 
> I think ANSI-C doesn't imply unsigned short == 16 bits.

All ANSI guarantees is that sizeof(short) >= 16 bits, and of course
sizeof(unsigned short)==sizeof(short).  For the definitive word on this
subject, consult the comp.lang.c FAQ
(http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html).

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