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Re: 128-bit long long?

Scott Robert Ladd <coyote@coyotegulch.com> writes:

> 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...

That will break too many "portable" software ;-(.

Andreas
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