int main(void) {
printf("Size of an unsigned long is %d bytes\n",sizeof(unsigned long));
return(0);
}
That simple program will tell you that an unsigned long is 4 bytes, or 8
bytes.
It is then a safe assumption - that if you get back '8', that you're
running a 64bit kernel, on a 64bit processor.
Chad
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, 64738 wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Is there a syscall or something that can tell me whether I'm working on a 32-
> or a 64-bit kernel?
>
> Greeting,
> Alain
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