Florian Stoehr wrote:

> for normal I always program in c++, not pure c.
> 
> I have a question regarding data types used in kernel or other
> code in the netbsd project.
> 
> For written data (to file) in my programs, I use the "int32_t" or
> "uint32_t" types.
> 
> Is it okay to use those types (from /usr/include/sys/stdint.h) in
> "netbsd-compatible" code, regarding the style?

The C99 types (intN_t, uintN_t) are preferred, both in the kernel and
in userland.

> (I read "u_long" somewhere)?

u_long/long, especially for data written to files, isn't going to be
compatible across 32- and 64-bit platforms.

Simon.
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