Re: [gtk-list] Re: ItemFactory anyone?

[Andy Kahn <kahn zk3 dec com>]

On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 07:43:58PM +0100, Jan Kratochvil wrote:
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> 
>   b) I somewhere heard that GCC relies on the fact that (void *) fits in an "int"
>      datatype anyway.

perhaps older versions of gcc, but i haven't experienced this
for more recent ones.


>   c) Alpha really should have int/gint 64-bits wide. It's pure 64-bit
>   CPU/system so why it would mess with anything smaller?

on the Alpha, 64-bit integers are called "long"'s.  int's are still
32 bits.


>   But I agree that it maybe isn't the strict all-world portable solution. But
> on all normally used machines does this cast causes any problems?
         ^^^^^^^^
what's normal? :)
--andy