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Re: The Windows 64-bit abomination


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: The Windows 64-bit abomination
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:39:38 -0700
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>> I assume you're talking about IA-64 Windows.  But as I understand it,
>> long int is 32 bits on that platform, and off_t is 64 bits, so it's
>> not a problem.
>
> Nope, x86_x64 Windows.

Can you please double-check this?  I could understand 64-bit long int,
but that's not a problem either.  The problem occurs only if off_t is
_narrower_ than long int.  I find it hard to believe that off_t would
be 32 bits on such a platform.

Where is this documented online?




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