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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref2.tex b/Doc/ref/ref2.tex index b9593b8..2757ab1 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref2.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref2.tex @@ -294,11 +294,12 @@ Although both lower case `l' and upper case `L' are allowed as suffix for long integers, it is strongly recommended to always use `L', since the letter `l' looks too much like the digit `1'. -Plain integer decimal literals must be at most $2^{31} - 1$ (i.e., the -largest positive integer, assuming 32-bit arithmetic). Plain octal and -hexadecimal literals may be as large as $2^{32} - 1$, but values -larger than $2^{31} - 1$ are converted to a negative value by -subtracting $2^{32}$. There is no limit for long integer literals. +Plain integer decimal literals must be at most 2147483647 (i.e., the +largest positive integer, using 32-bit arithmetic). Plain octal and +hexadecimal literals may be as large as 4294967295, but values larger +than 2147483647 are converted to a negative value by subtracting +4294967296. There is no limit for long integer literals apart from +what can be stored in available memory. Some examples of plain and long integer literals: |