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Subject: Re: Portable "C" Code
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Date: Tue, 7-Apr-87 14:39:47 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  7 14:39:47 1987
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>> From Robert Mitchell:
>>       1) Manx defaults to 16 bit integers and Lattice uses 32 bit.
>>       2) Assembly language subroutines in Manx expect 16 bit
>>          integer parameters, while Lattice promotes to 32 bit.
>
>This is not true.  What you call assembly language subroutines are actually
>the Amiga library routines.  These have ALWAY expected 32 bits for their 
>parameters.  So, no matter which compiler and model you use, you must pass
>32-bit paramters to them.  There is never a problem when passing pointers,
>since they are always 32-bits.  The problem comes when passing ints.  With
>-- Marco Papa

	You misinterpreted Robert's comment, Marco.  He was *NOT* talking
about the assembly interface to the Amiga library, he was talking about
assembly support routines that many people write for their programs.  Those 
people who are used to Manx w/16bit ints write their assembly routines 
expecting short's for int's on the stack whereas somebody writing assembly
for Lattice or Manx-32bit would always expect long's for ints on the stack.

				-Matt