Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:21:07 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Pasi Franti <franti AT cs DOT joensuu DOT fi>
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Subject: Re: Portability and size_t type related question
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On Thu, 13 May 1999, Pasi Franti wrote:

> #include <limits.h>
> #if (INT_MAX == 2147483647)
> typedef int int32;
> #elif (LONG_MAX == 2147483647)
> typedef long int32;
> #elif (SHRT_MAX == 2147483647)
> typedef short int32;
> #else
> #error "No 32-bit type!"
> #endif

This is not very reliable.  For example, if int is 16 bit, the first #if 
might give you a false hit due to overflow.