Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!olivea!apple!mips!keith From: keith@MIPS.com (Keith Garrett) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: 64 bit C Message-ID: <599@spim.mips.COM> Date: 21 Feb 91 18:24:54 GMT References: <1991Feb17.044608.4268@kithrup.COM> Sender: news@mips.COM Distribution: comp.arch Organization: MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 19 Nntp-Posting-Host: nobozos.mips.com In article <1991Feb17.044608.4268@kithrup.COM> sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) writes: >In article marc@marc.watson.ibm.com (Marc Auslander) writes: >>Anyone out there for sizeof int == 4? > >Me. Rather, I should say that I would like it to be settable via a >command-line switch. (It would be nice if you could go to 32-bit pointers >also; although I have not been able to confirm this, and none of the >newspaper articles say so directly, it *seems* as if the R4000 will be able >to run R3000 code.) the r4000 supports 32-bit pointers, and it is expected that the majority of applications will continue to use them. as has be discussed previously, there also exists an important class of problems that will use 64-bit pointers, or some kludge to emulate 64-bit pointers. it is also expected that OS's will move to 64-bit to support these applications. -- Keith Garrett "This is *MY* opinion, OBVIOUSLY" Mips Computer Systems, 930 Arques Ave, Sunnyvale, Ca. 94086 (408) 524-8110 keith@mips.com or {ames,decwrl,prls}!mips!keith Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com