Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 02:18:32 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199808270618.CAA15786@delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: isaacc AT flash DOT net
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <1103_904198596@isaacc>
Subject: Re: LARGE numbers.
Precedence: bulk


> int var = 258342042;

Ints in djgpp are 32-bits; they can hold up to 2,147,483,647 (signed)
or 4,294,967,295 (unsigned).

> yet the number is obviouslu too large to store as an integer (even an
> unsigned one).

Perhaps you're using a 16-bit compiler, like Borland or Microsoft?