FreeTDS Development Group

["Lowden, James K" <LowdenJK AT bernstein.com>]

> From: Craig A. Berry [mailto:craigberry AT mac.com]
> Sent: December 7, 2003 9:00 AM
> 
> Actually from browsing CVS it looks like the test you are doing is:
> 
> #if SIZEOF_LONG < 8
> 
> which means that sizeof(long int) < 8, but I think what you really
> want is sizeof(long long int) or perhaps sizeof(__int64)  since a
> long int is sometimes (usually?) still 32 bits even on 64-bit
> platforms.  

On Alpha Tru64, a long is 64 bits.  What 64-bit system do you use that has a
32-bit long?  

I agree with your point that the macro is no help; sizeof() would be
clearer.  

--jkl
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