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.TH LONG 3F "May 15, 1985"
long, short \- integer object conversion
.B integer*4 function long (int2)
.B integer*2 function short (int4)
These functions provide conversion between short and long integer objects.
is useful when constants are used in calls to library routines and
the code is to be compiled with ``-i2''.
is useful in similar context when an otherwise long object must be
passed as a short integer.
.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libF77.a