> The compiler can do anything that the programmers can make it do. >
I'm not entirely clear on this, but I think that the memory has less address space in 32 bit, no? So you have only long? I'm not a programmer, so you could just RTFM me with a link and I'll take it from there. >>> 3. AMD64 uses the LP64 model, where int values are still 32 bit. >> >> What is the advantage to this? >> > > 1. Smaller application binaries. Duh! > 2. Easier to port 32-bit application s/w to a 64-bit system. > Makes sense, though of all the hurdles I don't think that address space allocation would be the make-or-break it hurdle. Again, I could just be misunderstanding the complexity involved in real-world applications. My C experience began and ended in a one-semester course. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü
