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Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy

From raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy
Date 2017-03-09 12:09 +0000
Organization Go wash your mouth.
Message-ID <58c145b4.4445593@news.xs4all.nl> (permalink)
References <o9ql0c$di9$1@dont-email.me> <pointer-20170309053057@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de>

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ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) wrote:

>   »int« is the name of an integer type, not an abbreviation
>   for "integer".

Well... int _is_ an abbreviation for integer, it's just that in C, this
abbreviation is used for a specific integer type, to wit, the "natural"
type for signed integers on the system. This is at least 16 bits, these
days usually 32 bits, and may be larger.

Richard

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Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-08 20:20 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-08 20:57 -0800
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2017-03-09 00:46 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy gordonb.txjrp@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-03-09 03:29 -0600
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-09 12:39 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2017-03-09 10:16 +0000
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-09 12:40 -0800
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-09 13:25 -0800
      Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2017-03-10 21:02 +0000
        Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-10 17:49 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-03-09 10:22 +0000
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-09 12:40 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-09 12:48 +0100
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-09 12:43 -0800
      Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-03-10 10:22 -0500
        Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-10 11:47 -0800
          Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-10 12:42 -0800
        Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-10 19:52 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-03-09 12:09 +0000
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-09 09:05 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2017-03-09 12:31 -0800
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-09 12:41 -0800
  Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2017-03-10 04:06 -0500
    Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-10 12:42 -0800
      Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2017-03-10 21:35 +0000
        Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-10 17:48 -0800
      Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2017-03-10 14:54 -0800
        Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-10 17:43 -0800
      Re: Need explanation of C syntax for a Perl 6 guy James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-03-10 21:11 -0500

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