Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:30:24 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Type differences Message-ID: <20010709003024.CD99C3811@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <xzphewnou8h.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> writes: > > What's the idea here? off_t is the exact same size and signedness on > > both platforms, so why not use the same definition for both? And why > > make size_t an int on i386 but a long on alpha, when on both these > > platforms int and long are identical? > > Umm, diregard the size_t bit - I thought the Alpha was ILP64, but it's > I32LP64. It would still be possible to change size_t to unsigned long > on the i386, though. And remember that i386 can be compiled fir IP32L64 so that long == 64 bit. Our i386 definitions have token support for that.. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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