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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)
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