On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Chad Schwartz wrote:
> int main(void) {
> printf("Size of an unsigned long is %d bytes\n",sizeof(unsigned long));
> return(0);
> }
>
> That simple program will tell you that an unsigned long is 4 bytes, or 8
> bytes.
>
> It is then a safe assumption - that if you get back '8', that you're
> running a 64bit kernel, on a 64bit processor.
>
> Chad
I think sizeof(size_t) is more correct!
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.0 on an i686 machine (799.54 BogoMips).
"Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of
course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation
obtained from the Micro$oft help desk.
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