Subj : Re: RP2350 and Pico 2 - things missing
To   : Richard Kettlewell
From : Ahem A Rivet's Shot
Date : Thu Aug 29 2024 17:22:39

On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:13:42 +0100
Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> No, it’s not necessarily wrong. If the value fits in the destination
> type there’s nothing wrong with it. The results are well-defined and do
> not change the value. You can look up the rules in the C standard.

	What is wrong is making assumptions about the relative size of long
and size_t - AFAIK the standard makes no guarantees about that. Note that
it's only "wrong" if you care about portability - long experience suggests
that not caring about portability is a good way to get bitten on the arse.

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