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From: "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm>
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Subject: Re: 100 Things
Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 16:08:47 -0400
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On Thu, 01 May 2014 14:26:14 -0400, Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> wrote:

> C specifies minimum sizes for certain types. The CHAR_BIT preprocessor
> constant gives how many bits are in a signed or unsigned char (and
> therefore byte).  It is at least eight but doesn't have to be.  Example:
> IBM mainframes with 9 bit bytes, and 36 bit words.

Upon first read, I took the "doesn't have to be" to mean it could be
7-bits or 6-bits etc.  C would work with that.  However, the C  
specifications
requires 8-bits or more.  So, to be clear:

s/doesn't have to be/or more/

I.e., one of those can mean above or below, while the other is above only.

;-)


Rod Pemberton