Checklist for Getting Started

Use the following checklist to help you convert your code to 64-bit.

• Review all data structures and interfaces to verify that these are still valid in the 64-bit environment.

• Include <sys/types.h> (or at a minimum, <sys/isa_defs.h>) in your code to pull in the _ILP32 or _LP64 definitions as well as many basic derived types.

• Move function prototypes and external declarations with non-local scope to headers and include these headers in your code.

• Run lint using the -errchk=longptr64 and -D__sparcv9 flags and review each warning individually. Keep in mind that not all warnings require a change to the code. Depending on the changes, run lint again in both 32-bit and 64-bit modes.

• Compile code as both 32-bit and 64-bit, unless the application is being provided only as 64-bit.

• Test the application by executing the 32-bit version on the 32-bit operating system, and the 64-bit version on the 64-bit operating system. You can also test the 32-bit version on the 64-bit operating system.