diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 31fb53fb6e38a600b94a1388654fb4303053c8dc..ee28a39ded8acfbb1bbb609956b4bf891f9cb885 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 \*/
 
 /*
- * $Id: global.h,v 1.41 2000/01/10 00:48:45 hubbe Exp $
+ * $Id: global.h,v 1.42 2000/01/10 00:52:11 hubbe Exp $
  */
 #ifndef GLOBAL_H
 #define GLOBAL_H
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ char *alloca ();
 #define INT16 short
 #define INT8 char
 
+#ifdef INT64
+#define LONGEST INT64
+#else
+#define LONGEST INT32
+#endif
+
 #define SIZE_T unsigned INT32
 
 #define TYPE_T unsigned INT8