Felix Sheldon wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/Desktop $ gcc sizeof.c
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/Desktop $ ./a.out
size of a char is 1
size of a short is 2
size of a int is 4
size of a long is 8
size of a float is 4
size of a double is 8
Thanks for this.
The only change from 32-bit to 64-bit machine as far as
data type sizes are concerned is 'long'. Changed from 4 to 8 bytes.
This resolves the argument comprehensively.
This means that there is going to be minimal improvements from
a 32-bit to 64-bit PCs.
I had wanted to buy a 64-bit CPU, but with this I will defer.
I need to check that documentation re AMD64.
Thanks again.
O. Plameras
http://www.acay.com.au/~oscarp/tutor
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