From: "Smith A. Cat" <imbe AT primenet DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Why does sizeof give me...
Date: 6 Aug 1997 20:25:01 -0700
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spiritseeker wrote:
> 
> Hello, hello!
> 
> I'm converting some code from my old 16 bit c programs to
> 32 bit .. suddenly sizeof gives me values that are many bytes
> larger than my old structures! 

well, yes. the default size of an int in DJGPP is 32 bits.  in a 16 bit
compiler it will certainly be 16 bits.  see the header file limits.h for
other surprises and wonders beyond your wildest fantasies...  oops,
that's the text of the spam i'm posting to alt.binaries.braille.

phil