Re: supporting second tier OSes

Peter da Silva (peter@nmti.com)
Sun, 10 Sep 1995 17:05:34 -0500 (CDT)

> im interested in this integer to pointer conversion thingy since im a
> coder, mind sharing it?

Sure. He wanted to know how to store a pointer in an integer portably, so
he could pass around an integer between different sections of the program.

I told him to just use a pointer throughout, giving it an opaque type so
people don't mung it, and forget about converting.

And another hint: don't rub your eyes after picking habaneros off your
pepper plant.