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128-bit long long?
- From: Scott Robert Ladd <coyote at coyotegulch dot com>
- To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 10:27:39 -0500
- Subject: 128-bit long long?
On a 64-bit AMD64 architecture, GCC defines long long as 64 bits, the
same as a long.
Given that certain 64-bit instructions (multiply) produce 128-bit
results, doesn't it seem logical the long long be defined as 128 bits?
I'm just wonder...
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Scott Robert Ladd
Coyote Gulch Productions (http://www.coyotegulch.com)
Software Invention for High-Performance Computing