64 bit architectures and C/C++

[Phil Howard KA9WGN]

mvm at jedi.harris-atd.com (Matt Mahoney) writes:

>When I need to specify bits, I'm usually forced to make the 
>following assumptions:

>	char	8 bits
>	short	16 bits
>	long	32 bits

>since this is true on most machines.  Anything else would probably break
>a lot of code.

What would break if you did:

	char	8 bits
	short	16 bits
	int	32 bits
	long	64 bits

where any pointer or pointer difference would fit in 32 bits?
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