[comp.sys.ibm.pc] 32 bit integers with C on PCs

len@array.UUCP (Leonard Vanek) (06/29/87)

I recently inquired whether Microsoft C and Turbo C handle
32 bit integers and floats with mantissas longer than 32 bits.

What I learned was what I had hoped for. ALL PC C compilers have "long"
integers of 32 bits and the two in question have 64-bit floating point.

It is not surprising that an 8086 C compiler would have 16 bit "int"s,
but converting int declarations to long will not be a big problem.

I did get a difference of opinion on whether I should use Turbo or
Microsoft, but that is to be expected. In the final analysis I will
probably let price be the dictating factor.

Thanks to everyone that responded.

Len