Well I didn't think I would get this big of a response. Thanks first off. So if i understand everyone correctly I am just looking for any:
sh_int vnum; and changing to: int vnum; with out chaning any %d ? And I forgot like most do. Rot 1.4 W/OLC on cygwin under Windows XP Professional. I don' t know if that helps in this case or not. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brian moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 7:53 PM > Subject: Re: Vnum Limitations > > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 05:05:11PM -0600, Mike Barton wrote: > > > > I disagree. Just because it is easier to convert the code, and > happens > > > > to work on one particular compiler/architecture doesn't make it a good > > > > idea. There's no reason to explicitly hinder code portability like > this. > > > > If you want the range of a long int, use a long int. Or use an > > > > architecture independent type with the required range. > > > > > > I guess if you were porting ROM to DOS or some sort of hand-held device, > there > > > might be a point to worrying about it. > > > > Indeed, and since you're far more likely to be porting to a platform > > where 'long int' is 64 bits, I agree that it's of dubious value to use a > > long int where a regular int is plenty big on modern hardware. > > > > -- > > | All our lives we love illusion, > > brian moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Neatly caught between confusion > > | And the need to know we are alive. > > | -- the residents > > > > -- > > ROM mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.rom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rom > > >
