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Subject: Bad assumptions
To: perhaps@yes.no (Eivind Eklund)
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> 1.   (void*)(int)(void*) is lossless AKA
> 	Pointers can be stored in an int
> 2.   (void*)(long)(void*) is lossless AKA
> 	Pointers can be stored in a long
> 4.   (void*)(any type*)(void*) is lossless AKA
> 	Different pointer types are equal
> 8.   sizeof(int) == sizeof(long)
> 16.  sizeof(short)*CHAR_BIT == 16
> 32.  sizeof(int)*CHAR_BIT   == 32
> 64.  sizeof(int)  == 2*sizeof(short)
> 128. sizeof(long) == 2*sizeof(short)

256. sizeof(long)*CHAR_BIT == 32

						-- Jonathan Geisler --