Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site lzmi.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ahuta!pegasus!lzmi!psc From: psc@lzmi.UUCP (Paul S. R. Chisholm) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: 16 bit integers and pointer differences Message-ID: <335@lzmi.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 22:16:07 EST Article-I.D.: lzmi.335 Posted: Mon Mar 4 22:16:07 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Mar-85 14:01:31 EST Distribution: na Organization: AT&T-IS Enhanced Network Services Lines: 12Yes, indeed, having 16 bit integers implies that the difference of two pointers must be a long. At least, that's the way the AT&T 16 bit compiler handles it. (The 32 bit compiler's interpretation is moot.) My earlier comments about lint catching or not catching this still apply. -- -Paul S. R. Chisholm ...!{pegasus,cbosgd}!lzmi!psc The above opinions are my own, ...!{hocsj,ihnp4}!lznv!psc not necessarily anyone else's.