On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:56:50 -0400 "Aryeh M. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> RW wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:49:24 -0400 > > "Aryeh M. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> I am writing some demo code (for teaching C) ... showing that > >> int's are always word length > >> > > > > s/always/typically/ > > > > C has been around for a long time and there is always a > > counter-example to any sweeping generalisation that isn't backed-up > > by a standards document. > > BTW I was slightly wrong it is longs not int's that change depending > on word size: What's variable is defined by the standard, not by the differences between particular implementations. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
