Luca Benini wrote: > on one of my x86_64 server: > sizeof(float) == 4 (32 bit) > sizeof(double) == 8 (64 bit) > sizeof(long double) == 16 (128 bit) The size in storage is 128 bits, for alignment purposes, but of course the data is only 80 bits in the x86 environment. > > is your fp bigger? ;-) > > > Luca > >