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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


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