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Date:      Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:18:28 -0400
From:      Yuri Victorovich <yuri@tsoft.com>
To:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   64 bit platform and 32 bit integers
Message-ID:  <3D5DA464.F37731F1@tsoft.com>

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I have question that maybe was already answered:

Alpha is 64 bit platform, but integer on FreeBSD-alpha
is 32 bits. It would seem logical for me tht it should be 64
bits also. Although it doesn't make much difference
for usual apps.

So why it's 32 and not 64 bits?

Thanx,
Yuri.




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