The C++ FAQ item 29.5 (this seems to be strongly related to C), at
<url: http://www.parashift.c om/c++-faq-lite/newbie.html#faq-29.5>
mentions that
<quote>
C++ guarantees a char is exactly one byte which is at least 8 bits, short
is at least 16 bits, int is at least 16 bits, and long is at least 32
bits.
</quote>
Questions:
(1) This guarantee seems to come from the C standard. Which I don't
have. Does the C++ standard really guarantee this?
(2) Is this guarantee originally formulated in terms of number of bits,
or in terms of e.g. decimal value ranges?
(3) Concerning (2), if formulated in terms of number of bits, are the number
of bits mentioned simply sizeof(T)*CHAR_ BIT, which doesn't say much about
value ranges, or are they stated to be the value representation bits?
(Intentionally cross-posted [comp.lang.c++] and [comp.lang.c]).
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Nov 14 '05
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 19:48:13 +0000, Mark McIntyre
<ma**********@s pamcop.net> wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:22:25 -0800, in comp.lang.c , Julie
<ju***@nospam.c om> wrote:
Mark McIntyre wrote: *shrug*. Only a pedant would argue about the difference. I know, CLC is
full of 'em. SIL.
What is "SIL"?
Such Is Life.
Perhaps ironically it is also System Implementation Language, the term
that was common around the time C was created for the category in
which it falls along with other languages that have more or less
fallen by the wayside like BLISS, PL/M, and the MODULAs.
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