The 64-bit compiler within cygwin64 supports the ILP64 data model, see https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/programming.html
2018-04-17 17:12 GMT+02:00 Vincent Torri <[email protected]>: > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 4:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Why is it that on our x86_64 compilers sizeof long is only 4 ? > > Does it absolutely have to be that way ? .... Would it be possible to > design > > a switch that would enable 8 byte longs ? > > > > The mismatch between linux and windows in this regard is a real pita, and > > I'm curious about the reason(s) that it exists. > > (A link to relevant explanation would be fine.) > > https://msdn.microsoft.com/ro-ro/library/s3f49ktz.aspx > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit_computing#64-bit_data_models > > Vincent Torri > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Mingw-w64-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
