What is the approved method for getting ahold of 64 clean bits? I've been using the GNU/c9x "unsigned long long" and #ifdef-ing all over the place but this strikes me as substantially less than elegant. Once we have the bits, what is the Right Way to get them into network order?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Sheldon Hearn [SMTP:sheld...@uunet.co.za] > Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 8:34 AM > To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: quad_t and portability > > > > On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 15:29:25 +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > > I want to patch wc(1) so that it uses quad_t instead of u_long. This is > > necessary if wc(1) is to produce sensible results for files containing > > more than 4GB of data. > > Yes yes, before you jump on my head, I meant u_quad_t. :-) > > Ciao, > Sheldon. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
