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- From: Leonid A. Broukhis <leo@ipmce.su>
- Subject: Re: unsigned long to long without lossage (Help)
- Message-ID: <0.211127068126@kiae.su>
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- References: <1992Jul17.201215.19749@wyvern.twuug.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 12:44:15 +0400
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- There is NO WAY to portably convert unsigned long to long
- without lossage, because unsigned long can have 64 bits, but long -
- 53 bits (as in one xSoviet mainframe "Elbrus") :-) . Everything else
- works OK on it (e.g. "enquire" runs successfully).
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- Regards,
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- Leonid A. Broukhis
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