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Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:10:57 -0400
From: Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Portability and size_t type related question
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> Another solution for making system-independent definition
> for U32, for example, would be:
>
> #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
>
> Not very nice but should work in most cases.

    That will not work on systems with a byte size other than 8.
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