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From: | Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: Are they there? |
Date: | Sun, 21 Nov 1999 10:52:24 +0200 |
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On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Damian Yerrick wrote: > > typedef unsigned long int DWORD; > > is better for compiling with different compilers. > > it explicitly specifies that it wants 32 bits. > > unlike int, which is 32bits in DJGPP, but 16 bits in Turbo C++ v3 > > <OT> > But what about the Alpha and MIPS and other 64-bit chips? > </OT> I don't think WORD and DWORD are relevant for anything outside the MS world. They were invented by MS (for the assembly code, initially).
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