[fpc-pascal] History of the Cardinal data type?

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2016-03-29 16:17, Dmitry Boyarintsev wrote:
> In Delphi world LongWord is 64-bit on 64-bit iOS platform and it is 32-bit
> on 64-bit Windows platform.
> 
> http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/What's_New#Changes_in_LongInt_and_LongWord_Size_for_64-bit_iOS_Platforms
> 

Wow, that sounds like a terrible idea. I fully agree with Michael's
statement - data type sizes should not be based on OS, but on CPU.


Regards,
  - Graeme -