if OS installed is of 32 bit ... then compiler will work as working on a 32 bit architecture ... and give the results accordingly ...
@aditi :: i am not so sure abt your stateent regarding the size of pointer and an int being th same ... could you plzz quote the reference for the same ... On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 12:36 PM, aditi garg <[email protected]>wrote: > @Nikhil the size of pointer is same as int i guess...so it differs on diff > machines...im not sure abt ur OS and architecture doubt tho... > > > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Nikhil Gupta > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> One more query. What if the architecture is 64 bit, but the OS is 32 bit? >> (Example windows XP) >> >> What will be the size of a pointer variable then? >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Nikhil Gupta >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> @Aditi, Isn't the size of int variable 4 bytes in both the architectures? >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 12:52 PM, aditi garg >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> it can also be found out by using printf("%d",sizeof(int)*8); >>>> Correct me if i am wrong... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:55 AM, rajeev bharshetty < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If pointer size is 4bytes then it is 32 bit machine and if 8 bytes it >>>>> is 64 bit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Nikhil Gupta < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> How do you find out if a machine is 32 bit or 64 bit? >>>>>> >>>>>> I was thinking since the size of pointer variable is different in the >>>>>> 2 configurations, we can declare a pointer and use sizeof() >>>>>> Will that work? >>>>>> Any other suggestions? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Nikhil Gupta >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards >>>>> Rajeev N B <http://www.opensourcemania.co.cc> >>>>> >>>>> "*Winners Don't do Different things , they do things Differently"* >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Aditi Garg >>>> Undergraduate Student >>>> Electronics & Communication Divison >>>> NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY >>>> Sector 3, Dwarka >>>> New Delhi >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nikhil Gupta >>> Senior Co-ordinator, Publicity >>> CSI, NSIT Students' Branch >>> NSIT, New Delhi, India >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Nikhil Gupta >> Senior Co-ordinator, Publicity >> CSI, NSIT Students' Branch >> NSIT, New Delhi, India >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Aditi Garg > Undergraduate Student > Electronics & Communication Divison > NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY > Sector 3, Dwarka > New Delhi > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
