Re: [9fans] ken-cc, 64 bits machine, and 32 bits integers

[tlaronde@polynum.com]

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 04:54:59PM -0400, Patrick Kelly wrote:
> >"long" is guaranteed to be at least 32 bits by C89. So this could do,
> >but could be a little overkill:
>
> >1) If a compiler set on a 32 bits machine, "long" to be 64 bits? (I
> >haven't looked at the sources, but I guess it is not the case for
> >ken-cc
> >suite).
>
> >2) On a 64 bits (since Charles Forsyth has done work for amd64 at
> >least
> >on ken-cc, this exists), I imagine "long" is an octa (64 bits).
>
> Useful reading:
> 	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/comp.html
> 	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/compiler.html

I have the printed docs (from Vita Nuova), have read them (some times
ago), but probably missed the bits because I was not focused on these
details then ;)
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