Detecting 64bit vs. 32bit Linux

[Robert Kern]

Michael Yanowitz wrote:
>   The one thing I observed (just an observation) is that:
> a) on 32-bit machines:
>     sizeof(int)  = 32
>     sizeof(long) = 32
> b) on 64-bit machines:
>     sizeof(int)  = 32
>     sizeof(long) = 64
> 
>     This in C and Python.

As I've said previously in this thread, not all systems work like that. 
Specifically, on Win64 sizeof(long) == 32.

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Robert Kern

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