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From: Martin Bonner (martin.bonner_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-09 03:13:03
> Rob Stewart <stewart_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> AFAIK, the only thing you can say about the size of int is that
>> it must handle the INT_MIN to INT_MAX range on a given platform
>> and the only thing you can say about short is that it is no
>> bigger than int and at least one byte.
>> Have I missed something that requires both to be at least 16
>> bits?
David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:
> Yes.
That's a bit gnomic.
What you have missed Rob is that the standard requires SHRT_MIN <= -32767
and SHRT_MAX >= 32767. That implies short must have at least 16 bits.
There is a similar requirement on long that means it must be at least 32
bits.
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