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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: 64bit datatype dependancy
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-09-22 21:14:15
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On Saturday 22 September 2001 02:08 pm, Stefan Westerfeld wrote:
>    Hi!
>
> Is it ok to depend on always having a 64bit integer datatype available? I
> would like to rely on this for sample timestamps (for which 32bit is not
> enough, as that wraps after a day or so). Of course there would be
> configure tests for making an appropriate typedef on different platforms
> (some might use long long, others just plain long).
>
> I am just wondering if there are supported platforms for KDE3 which do not
> have an at-least-64bit-type at all.

We use "long long" since KDE 2.1 or so. I don't know if that is indeed 64bit 
everywhere.

Cheers,
Waldo
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that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill
one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (Rev 6:4)

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