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On 2020-09-11 15:07, Walter Harms wrote:
> 
> 
> sys/sysinfo.h:extern long int get_phys_pages (void)
> 
> for the real world i would say that long int == long but for the same reason
> i would say what the include says and stay away from discussions.
> 
> jm2c,
>   wh

I think that the man-pages don't need to follow other projects' 
inconsistencies.  'long int' == 'long', so I think it's better to be 
consistent here and hope that the other projects do that too.

A newbie may see 'long int' and 'long' used differently in the man-pages 
and wonder that there might be a good reason for that to happen, and 
won't understand why.

So I stand by this patch.

Cheers,

Alex