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Write a simple C program to ++ an int or long variable and see when it =
overflows.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of ext=20
> Tim Kientzle
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 12:24 AM
> To: Jay Sern Liew
> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: integer and long max/min values
>=20
>=20
> Jay Sern Liew wrote:
> > how do I find out the maximum (and minimum) value a long=20
> and int will hold
> > in C? (before it overflows or underflows)
>=20
> #include <limits.h>
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> INT_MAX and INT_MIN  are the max/min values for an int
> LONG_MAX and LONG_MIN are the max/min values for long.
>=20
> Also, see stdint.h, which is defined in C99.
>=20
> Also, buy a good C reference book.  ;-)
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> Tim Kientzle
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