On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 02:25:14PM +0000, Pete French wrote: > > The type of a decimal integer constant without any suffix is the first > > of 'int', 'long', 'long long' in which the constant can be represented. > > It is ? Well, you learn something new every day I guess! I stand > corrected in that case. Appologies. > > > (For C89 it was the first of 'int', 'long', 'unsigned long') > > ...and before that ? Did this behaviour change at the end of the 80's - I > don't actually recall seeing it on any compilers after 88 or so I have > to admit.
Before that it was just the first of 'int' and 'long'. (According to Harbison/Steele: C:A Reference Manual) > > > No doubt, but if it does the compilers are buggy. > > Apparently so. It seems I've spent the last 18 years or so believing an > untyped integer constant was always of type 'int' when it wasn't true. Well, > maybe I will be less anal about adding 'L' to the ends of my constants from > now on. > > -pcf. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
