Subject: Re: long long vs long
From: [email-masked] (Harry Broomhall)

23 Jul 1998 18:31:06 -0700
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To: Michael Weiser <[email-masked]>
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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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