Comparison of integer data types: FreeBASIC vs. C/C++ (using GCC)

	Ŀ
	                    C int C long long [int] C long [int] FB Long FB LongInt FB Integer
	 32bit win32        32    64                32 (ILP32)   32      64         32        
	 32bit linux-x86    32    64                32 (ILP32)   32      64         32        
	 64bit win64        32    64                32 (LLP64)   32      64         64        
	 64bit linux-x86_64 32    64                64 (LP64)    32      64         64        
	

Some public symbols (like namespaces, and user defined type member 
procedures) will have data type information encoded in to the public name 
(also known as name mangling or name decoration).  Specific mapping of data 
types between FreeBASIC and gcc is required when linking fbc compiled 
object modules with gcc compiled object modules.  
	Ŀ
	Target        fbc data type      c data type              bits
	 all          byte               signed char              8   
	 all          ubyte              unsigned char            8   
	 all          byte alias "char"  char                     8   
	 all          ubyte alias "char" char                     8   
	 all          short              [signed] short [int]     16  
	 all          ushort             unsigned short [int]     16  
	 all          long               [signed] int             32  
	 all          ulong              unsigned int             32  
	 x86          integer            [signed] long [int]      32  
	 x86          uinteger           unsigned long [int]      32  
	 win64        long alias "long"  [signed] long [int]      32  
	 win64        ulong alias "long" unsigned long [int]      32  
	 win64        integer            INTEGER                  64  
	 win64        uinteger           UINTEGER                 64  
	 linux-x86_64 integer            [signed] long [int]      64  
	 linux-x86_64 uinteger           unsigned long [int]      64  
	 all          longint            [signed] long long [int] 64  
	 all          ulongint           unsigned long long [int]  64 
	

See also
	* DevBindingCreationCreating FB bindings for C libraries - How to translate C data types 
	  to FB

