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Re: Size of C/C++ data type from GNU GCC/g++ compiled ELF 64-bit LSB executable, AMD x86-64 vs. ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386

From: Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad at users dot sourceforge dot net>
To: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:01:38 -0500
Subject: Re: Size of C/C++ data type from GNU GCC/g++ compiled ELF 64-bit LSB executable, AMD x86-64 vs. ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386
References: <11184115.post@talk.nabble.com> <18038.63145.841613.666768@zebedee.pink> <11186993.post@talk.nabble.com> <46773047.129E918B@dessent.net>

Brian Dessent wrote:

It's very broken to assume that sizeof(long) is 4, because that is not
true on almost any 64 bit platform, the major exception begin Windows
x64.

Incidentally, does the Windows-x64 port* of gcc perpetuate this idiocy?

(*...which may not exist, if so s/does/will/)

--
Matthew
"Five is right out!"
  -- Cleric (from Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail)

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References:
- Size of C/C++ data type from GNU GCC/g++ compiled ELF 64-bit LSB executable, AMD x86-64 vs. ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386
  - From: tom peng
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  - From: Andrew Haley
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  - From: tom peng
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