Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:16:17 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: semi OT: 64-bit-clean code Message-ID: <20090107201617.GA37969@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <18788.63932.623165.925634@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <18788.63932.623165.925634@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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--6c2NcOVqGQ03X4Wi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 01:51:40PM -0500, Robert Huff wrote: >=20 > Is there a good guide anywhere to writing 64-bit-clean code? > Something that's thorough but understandable, possibly with examples > of the trickier bits. Do not assume that the size of a void* equals the size of an integer and you're probably halfway there. For the rest, searching for '64-bit-clean' will give you thousands of links. Test your code on both a 64-bit and 32-bit machine. One of them can be a virtual machine, of course. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --6c2NcOVqGQ03X4Wi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkllDZEACgkQEnfvsMMhpyU1igCfT7QFxV8/TgleoWTE+Q0OgqAt XjkAn3fNndWkLjGOmAqrV+vC+GqObNnZ =sD+A -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --6c2NcOVqGQ03X4Wi--
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