Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Dec 1997 11:13:46 +1100 | From | Mitch Davis <mjd#> | Subject | Re: BITS_PER_LONG |
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Hans Lermen wrote: > > On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, Martin Mares wrote: > > > +#define BITS_PER_LONG 32 > > #else > > +#define BITS_PER_LONG 64 > > #endif > > what about a global, unconditional > > #define BITS_PER_LONG (sizeof(long)<<3)
Dear Hans,
Don't do this: I used a DG/UX system that did this, and it wasn't pretty. It's alright if you want to put BITS_PER_LONG in C code, but it breaks if you want to test the value in an #if. Try it!
Regards,
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