From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Pointers
Date:	Sat, 12 Oct 1996 11:55:47 -0700
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mrichman AT cybernex DOT net wrote:
> 
> Is it safe to assume that all pointer variables take up the same
> number of bytes, or is that compiler dependent.

16-bit compilers will use 16-bit pointers, and 32-bit compilers will use
32-bit pointers.  Figuring out which is which is left as an exercise for
the programmer.  :)

Remember, ANSI only provides that short <= int <= long, but does not
dictate the size of int.  Pointers are almost always int-sized, so you
can't assume anything about them.

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