From:	Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca>
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Subject:	Re: as internal declarations - gfx demo
Date:	Sun, 30 Aug 1998 11:51:07 -0300
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Adam Brown wrote:
> > "long" is at least as wide as "int", which is at least as wide as
> > "short".  In addition, "short" is at least 16 bits wide and "long" is
> > at least 32 bits wide.
> >
> >     16 bits  <=  short  <=  int  <=  long  >=  32 bits
	So how come 'long' was not set to 64-bits?  Wouldn't that have made it easier
to use 64-bit variables without being totally ANSI un-complient?  Why make up
'long long's when 'long's have been wasted?  I suppose this has to do with
UNIX compatability.  It just seems odd to have 'int' the same as 'long'.
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