What I understand about 32-bit OS is, the address is expressed in 32 bits, so at most the OS could use 2 32 = 4G memory space -- I assume the unit is bytes, so 4GB. Does this mean if any machine with . Aug 25, 2018 · So technically, even on a 64-bit machine, if you are only using less than ~4 billion integers (32-bit max integer size), then I'm wondering why you can't just have the pointers be 32 bits. . Nov 17, 2011 · Is there an easy way to check if a binary is 32- or 64-bit on Windows? I need to check before I move the program to a 32-bit machine and experience a spectacular failure.
Can one use 4-bit, 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit sized pointers on a 64-bit.
So technically, even on a 64-bit machine, if you are only using less than ~4 billion integers (32-bit max integer size), then I'm wondering why you can't just have the pointers be 32 bits.
How to check if a binary is 32- or 64-bit on Windows?.
Is there an easy way to check if a binary is 32- or 64-bit on Windows?
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