The `limits.h` header file in C provides the necessary information about
system limits, including `LONG_BIT`. You can write a small C program to
print the value of `LONG_BIT`.
Create a simple C program that includes the `limits.h` header and prints
the value of `LONG_BIT`.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>
int main() {
printf("LONG_BIT: %d\n", LONG_BIT);
return 0;
}
This will output the number of bits in a "long" integer on your system.
On Mon, 20 May, 2024, 1:38 am Ramiro Aceves, <ea1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been playing with an autoconf ./configure script that I want get
> running in several OSes. The script uses "getconf LONG_BIT" to get the
> bits of the system.
>
>
> I see that "getconfg LONG_BIT" works in other systems such as Linux and
> FreeBSD but in NetBSD I have tried it and it does not work:
>
> netbsd-nuc$ getconf LONG_BIT
> getconf: LONG_BIT: unknown variable
>
>
> I read this on limits (3) man page about LONG_BIT:
>
>
> XSI Limits
> Also the X/Open System Interface Extension (XSI) specifies few
> limits. In NetBSD these are limited to LONG_BIT (the number of bits in
> long), WORD_BIT (the number of bits in a “word”), and few limits related
> to float and double.
>
> How can I get the value of the LONG_BIT variable?
>
> Thanks you very much.
> Regards.
>
>
