Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 11:34:51 -0800 (PST)
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To: "Kris Heidenstrom" <kheidens AT actrix DOT gen DOT nz>,
        george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: Some comments and questions
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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At 12:47  10/26/1997 +1300, Kris Heidenstrom wrote:

>>: Language implementation info - the info file for the standard C library
>>: is good, but I can't find any language implementation reference - for
>>: example, something that will tell me what size a 'short' will be, etc.
>>
>> Hmm... I don't know of any such documentation, but you could always ask
>> djgpp itself:
>
>[example program snipped]
>
>True, but even ANSI leaves some other issues which can vary from one
>compiler to the next.  DOS compilers have lots of differences.	Maybe
>Unixy ones don't, hence the absence of an implementation details document.
Yeah, you're right. I don't think anybody's written the standard
implementation reference, telling how this system deals with ANSI Section
42.69.118.309 or whatever. I would say your best bet is to read the libc
docs, read the gcc docs, ask questions here, and experiment.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net