Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!TALOS!jerry From: jerry@talos.npri.com (Jerry Gitomer) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: pointer sizes, was: Re: What does char **ch mean? Message-ID: <2274@talos.npri.com> Date: 17 May 91 13:10:29 GMT References: <1991May4.062007.3264@weyrich.UUCP: <16071@smoke.brl.mil> <466@smds.UUCP> Distribution: world Organization: NPRI, Alexandria VA Lines: 14 rh@smds.UUCP (Richard Harter) writes: :My observation is that funny architectures and such don't matter as long :as your code in lint clean -- you never see the problems because you follow :the rules that avoid the problems. However these fussy rules are only :for portability freaks. If your friend is only going to have one job in :his life, work on only one machine in his life, and only use one compiler :I see no reason why he should worry about these issues. :-- I think you forgot the :-) -- Jerry Gitomer at National Political Resources Inc, Alexandria, VA USA I am apolitical, have no resources, and speak only for myself. Ma Bell (703)683-9090 (UUCP: ...uunet!uupsi!npri6!jerry )