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Article #2938Re: Stuff C++ needs
From: Jerry Coffin
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 20:24
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 20:24
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tony@online.tmx.com.au (Tony Cook) wrote:
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>Isn't CHAR_BITS (in limits.h) required to be at least 8 (with the
>obvious implication that char is at least 8 bits)?
Yes. (or more accurately, it's CHAR_BIT, but...) Anyhow, there's more
than an implication involved. The C standard specifically says "number
of bits for the smallest object that is not a bit-field"...
Later,
Jerry.
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