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From: Rene Rivera (grafik666_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-22 09:50:41


[2003-10-22] PAL wrote:

>> 3. You use _ltoa function. Isn't it msvc-specific. If so, printf would be
>a
>> portable alternative.
>>
>'_ltoa' is a MS extension for STD C Library since Windows 95 appeared,
>and is implemented with C Runtime Library. It seems to be a part of APIs
>win32 provides.

The MS C runtime is not part of the win32 API.

>I am sure that it can be compiled with BCB/BCC or MinGW.

How are you sure? Did you test it ;-)

>But I don't know if it is compiled with intel compiler or others since I
>don't have them.
>Can I wait for reports from others? If it isn't compiled, I will fix it by
>using 'sprintf';

No you can't wait, sorry. The C runtime for GCC doesn't have that function
(AFAIK), and hence would fail to compile for those people (i.e. cygwin).

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