From: Miguel Guerreiro <a14616 AT aaual DOT ualg DOT pt>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: typedef'ing a 24-bit integer
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 18:15:32 +0100
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Miguel Guerreiro wrote:

> How can you do somethin kinda like this:
>
>             typedef int24 (24-bit integer)
>             typedef uint24 (24-bit unsigned int)
>
> I want it to take *exactly* 24-bit of space
>
> Thanks in advance

What about other languages?...

I think that in pascal you can do something like this:

    type
        uint24 = $0..$FFFFFF
    end

But then (if it's possible) how can I include that in C code (using
DJGPP)

Thanx again