Subject: Re: long long vs long
From: [email-masked] (Michael Weiser)

24 Jul 1998 06:40:17 -0700
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To: Harry Broomhall <[email-masked]>
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Hi Harry,

You wrote:

>> 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?
Unfortunately not. I didn't know that this matters so much.

BTW: Do you love splitting hairs? ;)

bye

Michael
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