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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: VMS
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:36:33 +0100
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On 30/06/2025 00:09, c186282 wrote:
> These days you CAN 'usually' get away with assuming an
>    int is 16 bits - but that won't always turn out well.

I thought the default int was 32 bits or 64 bits these days.
ISTR there is a definition of uint16_t somewhere if that is what you want


A rapid google shows no one talking about a 16 bit int. Today its 
reckoned to be 32 bit
But if it matters, use int16_t  or uint16_t

I can find no agreement was to what counts as a short, long, int, at all.
If it matters, use the length specific variable names.


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