Re: remark on defining size of basic types

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:46:46 +0200, fir wrote:
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 01:34:48 +0200, fir wrote:
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here is a problem in using 64 big ints on windows ...

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      #include <stdint.h>
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      int64_t signed_64bit_int;
      uint64_t unsigned_64bit_int;
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maybe but thats not the point

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If you want specific-sized types, that’s the standard C mechanism for
providing them.
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ok, but my point is maybe the convention to use that standard ones char short int long and allowing them to be set (overwiitting defaults) from
the command line would/wouldnt be just better
someone can think here what they want, but i just wanted to pint that
idea (for eventuall discussion if someone wants)