Q65646: /Zg Prototypes Unsigned Functions as Unsigned Short

Article: Q65646
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00   | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS |
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 24-OCT-1990

Using the /Zg option on the following code, the compiler will
generate a function prototype for func() that returns an unsigned
short. This is by design and is not a problem if the code is to be
compiled on a machine where ints and short ints are the same size.

Sample Code
-----------

unsigned func(void)
{
   unsigned b = 1;
   printf("Hello World\n);
   return (b);
}

The code generates the following prototype:

   unsigned short func (void);

Both unsigned and unsigned int specify the same data type; unsigned is
a shortened name for unsigned int. Likewise, unsigned short is another
name for unsigned short int. In the Microsoft C 6.00 implementation,
unsigned/unsigned int and unsigned short/unsigned short int specify
compatible data types.

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