Warp wrote:
>   Portability is a key feature of unix-like systems.

I always have to cringe a bit when someone decides that two different 
versions of source code in one file means it's "portable".

#ifdef isn't a sign of portability. It's a sign of lack of portability. 
If your 32-bit code breaks on a 64-bit machine, your language isn't 
portable.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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