From: Bill Kelly Date: 2018-01-20T16:15:37-08:00 Subject: [ruby-core:84954] Re: [Ruby trunk Bug#14378] On windows, RUBY_FIXNUM_MAX of 64 bits ruby is 32 bits sxysxygm@gmail.com wrote: > > what I only want to say is 'why didn't use typedef?...' In the 1980s, when the 'int' type was fluctuating between 16 bits and 32 bits, we learned to _NEVER_ trust naked C types. This defensive tactic may have been lost during the 90's and early 2000's while 32-bit platforms had a lengthy run. (Interesting to see the old problem re-emerge finally, 30 years later.) Regards, Bill Unsubscribe: