On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Francis Hotchkiss wrote:
>> Chances are, any machine you're using to run a mud on, long == int.
>> You're simply not going to get 64 bits out of an intel this year.
>well, this is is true, but if you're using windows, and msvc, you could use
>__int64 and get 64 bits.
>just a thought, i don't recommend this for the sake of portability, but just a
>thought....
Or 'int64_t' which is a logical (GNU) extension of the C9x intXX_t namings.
On GNU C, it's 'long long' typically.
Of course, the 128-bit patch circumvents all bit restrictions more or less.
--
George Greer
greerga@circlemud.org
http://www.van.m-l.org/CircleMUD/
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