John Machin wrote: > Philippe Martin wrote: > >> >> Thanks John, I do not have a long available on the device: stuck with 16 >> bits. >> > > What does "available on the device" mean? Having a "long" is a property > of a C complier, not a device. What is the CPU in the device? What is > the C compiler you are using? N.B. Last time I looked, gcc would > generate code for just about any CPU since Babbage's. I would expect > *any* C compiler that is targetting a 16-bit CPU to provide a 32-bit > long and generate reasonably efficient code for most simple operations. > Is there no library of utility routines for *elementary* base > conversions such as you need? Is there no 32-bit-arithmetic-simulation > package?
Hi John, I'm working on an embedded 8 bit device and have no choice as to which cross-compiler to use: in this case the guy knows up to short and that's it. Regards, Philippe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
