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</sconstruct>
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Checking the size of a datatype</title>
+ <para>
+ Check the size of a datatype by using the &CheckTypeSize; method:
+ </para>
+
+ <sconstruct>
+env = Environment()
+conf = Configure(env)
+int_size = conf.CheckTypeSize('unsigned int')
+print 'sizeof unsigned int is', int_size
+env = conf.Finish()
+ </sconstruct>
+
+ <screen>
+% <userinput>scons -Q</userinput>
+sizeof unsigned int is 4
+scons: `.' is up to date.
+ </screen>
+ </section>
<section>
<title>Adding Your Own Custom Checks</title>