#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use Config; #print "$_: ", ($Config{$_} or ""), "\n" for keys %Config; #exit; my @types = qw(char short int long longlong double); for (@types) { my $bytes = $Config{"${_}size"}; my $bits = $bytes * 8; printf "size of %-10s: %5d bytes (%d bits)\n", $_, $bytes, $bits;; } print qq/ These sizes reflect the platform and compiler options with which Perl was built on this system. The sizes may change if different compiler options are used. /;