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From: blarson@castor.usc.edu.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Supercomputer Unix decisions (really type sizes)
Message-ID: <2682@castor.usc.edu>
Date: Sun, 14-Jun-87 16:34:21 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 14 16:34:21 1987
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Reply-To: blarson@castor.usc.edu.UUCP (Bob Larson)
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In article <1124@copper.TEK.COM> stevesu@copper.TEK.COM (Steve Summit) writes:
>A lot of people believe that K&R say that
>sizeof(pointer) == sizeof(int), whereas the true statement is
>that sizeof(pointer) <= sizeof(an integral type).

Nope.  It says you can cast a pointer to an integral type and back without
loosing [significant] information.  Prime 64v mode C is correct and has
32 bit long (and int) and 48 bit pointers.  Nothing is said about the relitive
sizes.
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Bob Larson		Arpa: Blarson@Usc-Ecl.Arpa
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