[Info-vax] $sndopr() and dsc64$descriptor

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2021-03-11 15:06:30 +0000, Jim said:

> Anyone know if $sndopr should accept a 64 bit descriptor describing its 
> msgbuf argument? Or is $sndopr 32 bit only?
> 
> Environment is VMS V8.4.-1H1; C program compiled with /pointer_size=64...

Doubtful, and you've likely already proven that.

Best assume everything that not explicitly marked as 64-bit as 32-bit.

In this part of the tell, I'd be surprised if OPCOM and inosculate 
parts knew from 64-bit wads of ASCII.

It'd be nice to see a 64-bit compatible indication throughout the doc, 
but then I'd rather see any effort expended here used for deprecating 
32-bit entirely.

Discussions of language-specific and UTF-8 encoding left for another time.


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