Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 14:17:50 -0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>, "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>, ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Background fsck considered harmful... Message-ID: <20011122221750.2202138CC@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20011121223520.B577@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
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Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 09:43:15AM +0000, Doug Rabson wrote: > > > On PS2, gcc uses 32bit ints, 64bit longs and 32bit pointers - what is the > > define for that? I guess I32L64P32 might be right. This isn't completely > > academic since NetBSD and Linux both boot on PS2. > > My guess would be L64. > > BTW: What's the origin of these acronyms/defines? It came from cpu/compiler terminology. They not suitable to be used #defines, and as I understand it, are not specified to be used as #defines anywhere because of the permutations problem. 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-ia64" in the body of the message
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