Re: [boost] [review] Boost.Guid

From: Andy (atompkins_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-07 14:32:11

"Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> wrote in
news:001d01c790bf$1d844730$6407a80a_at_pdimov2: 

> Andy wrote:
> 
>>> * The dependency on uint8_t is unnecessary; the underlying type
>>> should be unsigned char. There is no need to insist on exactly 8
>>> bits.
>>
>> Ok.  If unsigned char is more than 8 bits then sizeof(guid) would be
>> larger.  Maybe this is not an issue.
> 
> If unsigned char is more than 8 bits uint8_t will not be defined.
> unsigned char is the smallest type; its sizeof() is always 1. 

Thanks!  I didn't know that.  Could unsigned char be less than 8 bits?  
Does boost provide uint8_t just to be complete with uint?_t types?

Andy.