Re: different compilers: different standard types?????

[Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>]

Marius Amado Alves <maa@liacc.up.pt> wrote:
: So if you want to define an integral type with a greater range than (the 
: associated with) 32 bits, you have to use Long_Long_Integer as a base. But 
: then you hinder portability, because Long_Long_Integer is not standard.

would this work:

procedure l is

   type LI is range 0 .. 2**40 - 1;

   x: LI;

begin
   x := 2 ** 34;
end l;


-- Georg