Re: [boost] Re: meta-double

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-09 11:24:40

From: Martin Bonner <martin.bonner_at_[hidden]>
> David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:
> > 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?
> 
> > Yes.
> 
> That's a bit gnomic.  

Indeed.

> 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.

Thanks for jumping in, but where is that in the standard?  I have
ISO/IEC 14882, 1st ed.  What should I have?

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