Subject: Re: Why does mode_t need 32 bits?
To: None <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 10/30/1997 11:40:12 
> From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 19:45:18 -0800
> 
[ Why 32-bits for mode_t and nlinks_t? ]
> 
> So we can actually build lint libraries.

I'm still confused.  Why does lint care about this?