Re: C++ integral types on 64-bit Windows

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From: Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP] (cpdaniel_remove_this_and_nospam_at_mvps.org.nospam)
Date: 04/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:45:38 -0800

George wrote:
> "Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]"
> <cpdaniel_remove_this_and_nospam@mvps.org.nospam> wrote in message
> news:#2P03l$FEHA.2612@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> George wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Can anybody explain to me how the C++ integral types are scaled
>>> between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows ?
>>> I'm especially interested in 'int' and 'long'.
>>
>> int and long both remain 32 bits on 64 bit windows.
>
> It is very strange,
> because most of other platforms (e.g. Linux, FreeBSD with gcc)
> have 64-bit 'long' on a 64-bit architecture (e.g. IA64).
>
> In my opinion it is righteous.
>
> What is the reason to have 32-bit 'long' on 64-bit platform?

Improved portability from 32 bit windows. Do some research - there are lots
of articles out there about 64 bit windows and why they chose the particular
model they did. Most of the articles will be from 2000 or so (perhaps
earlier).

-cd

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