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Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ?

From David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ?
Date 2022-10-06 14:16 +0200
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On 05/10/2022 21:10, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 10/4/2022 8:41 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> How do I specify an 8 byte bool ?  Long long ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lynn
> 
> I forgot to mention that this is how I handle the 8 byte logical*8 right 
> now:
> 
> typedef long long logical8;
> 

You should prefer the sized types here - int64_t or uint64_t.  People 
can - and have - argue endlessly about the pros and cons of different 
types.  But when you know you need a precise size, and anything else 
would be wrong, then it is best to specify that.

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how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-04 20:41 -0500
  Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-10-04 19:58 -0700
    Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-04 22:35 -0500
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2022-10-05 07:38 +0200
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:02 -0500
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:03 -0500
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-05 09:38 +0200
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:03 -0500
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "Fred. Zwarts" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl> - 2022-10-05 23:19 +0200
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "daniel...@gmail.com" <danielaparker@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 18:45 -0700
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 21:05 -0500
            Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "daniel...@gmail.com" <danielaparker@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 19:07 -0700
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? "Fred. Zwarts" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl> - 2022-10-06 10:39 +0200
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-06 14:14 +0200
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-06 14:03 +0000
  Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 14:10 -0500
    Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-05 20:34 +0000
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 16:18 -0500
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-05 22:25 +0000
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-10-05 22:27 +0000
            Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-05 19:16 -0500
    Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-06 14:16 +0200
      Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-06 15:07 -0500
        Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-10-07 09:07 +0200
          Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-10-07 14:23 -0500
  Re: how to specify an 8 byte bool ? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-10-10 18:04 +0200

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