64 bit ints

[Peter da Silva]

In article <8803 at smoke.BRL.MIL>, gwyn at smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn ) writes:
> It is also a BAD idea to make int handling slower than necessary
> by an inappropriate choice.  int has always been intended to be the
> integer type "most convenient for the machine".

What is the most convenient type for a 68000? 16-bit ints are much faster
(twice as fast for loads and stores) but 32-bit ints fit the register
architecture better.
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