From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: long int
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 08:16:11 -0700
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> This is indeed so for GCC on x86 processors, but ANSI does NOT require
> it.
> ANSI only says that a long should be at least as wide as an int.

And that it is _at least_ 32 bits.  It may be more, but you're
guaranteed at least 32 bits.

long long is a GNU extension and is not ANSI.

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