64 bit check?

Newsgroups	comp.programming
Date	2013-04-02 13:58 -0700
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Subject	64 bit check?
From	bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com>

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Is this a foolproof way to check if your code is running in 64 bit mode?

int pointer_size = sizeof(int*);
boolean sixty_four_bit = (pointer_size==8) ? true : false;

Thanks.

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64 bit check? bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2013-04-02 13:58 -0700
  Re: 64 bit check? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-04-03 10:09 +1300
  Re: 64 bit check? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-03 01:14 -0500
  Re: 64 bit check? Jongware <jongware@no-spam.plz> - 2013-04-03 16:42 +0200

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