Re: counting bytes

From	raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos)
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: counting bytes
Date	2015-07-31 08:51 +0000
Organization	Go wash your mouth.
Message-ID	<55bb368e.704218@news.xs4all.nl> (permalink)
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Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:

> Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> writes:
> 
> > Extension should not change the defined behavior of things and
> > MUST NOT change the behavior of a strictly conforming program.
> 
> The presence of undersized types is limited (eg, by needing an
> include line like #include <Xstdint.h>) to programs that are
> not strictly conforming.  So it is guaranteed that the extension
> will not change the behavior of any strictly conforming program.

Oh, well, in that case...

In a non-conforming program, you're welcome to use Pascal variant
records, ZMachine Objects, matchboxes with pieces of paper in them,
and yes, also undersized integers.

But you're outside what can be reasonably argued about with reference
to the C Standard, then.

Richard

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counting bytes bilsch01 <king621@comcast.net> - 2015-06-06 04:58 -0700
  Re: counting bytes Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-06 13:05 +0100
    Re: counting bytes bilsch01 <king621@comcast.net> - 2015-06-06 05:24 -0700
      Re: counting bytes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-06-06 05:41 -0700
        Re: counting bytes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-06 14:00 +0100
      Re: counting bytes Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-06 13:52 +0100
      Re: counting bytes Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-06-06 10:27 -0400
        Re: counting bytes jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2015-06-06 22:31 +0000
          THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE INFO bilsch01 <king621@comcast.net> - 2015-06-06 23:35 -0700
            Re: THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE INFO Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-07 10:08 +0100
              Re: THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE INFO Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-06-07 09:22 -0700
                Re: THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE INFO Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-07 18:07 +0100
                Re: THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE INFO Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-06-08 04:03 -0700
                Re: THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE INFO Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-11 08:12 -0700
            Re: THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE INFO Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-06-07 08:01 -0700
          Re: counting bytes gordonb.3gcai@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-06-07 05:02 -0500
          Re: counting bytes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-07 15:32 +0200
            Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-06-07 12:48 -0700
              Re: counting bytes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-07 23:05 +0200
                Re: counting bytes Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-07 22:17 +0100
                Re: counting bytes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-07 23:49 +0200
                Re: counting bytes Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-07 23:37 +0100
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-11 08:25 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-11 08:21 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-11 13:54 -0500
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-20 06:33 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-20 09:51 -0500
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-24 09:49 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-24 12:26 -0500
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-30 11:16 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-30 23:15 -0500
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-02 06:07 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-02 14:31 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-09 05:31 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-09 17:09 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-05 09:58 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-09-05 19:29 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-06 14:38 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-09-06 17:46 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-07 23:50 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-09-06 22:00 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-07 23:24 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-07-24 20:03 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-24 22:13 -0500
                Re: counting bytes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-07-25 02:22 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-25 11:39 -0500
                Re: counting bytes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-07-25 09:48 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-25 14:04 -0500
                Re: counting bytes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-07-25 14:22 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-07-25 11:07 -0400
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-25 12:43 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-07-25 13:32 -0400
                Re: counting bytes glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-25 20:14 +0000
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-25 17:24 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-07-25 14:42 -0700
                Re: counting bytes glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-25 23:02 +0000
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-25 19:17 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-07-25 16:37 -0700
                Re: counting bytes glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-26 06:10 +0000
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-26 08:31 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-30 21:32 +0100
                Re: counting bytes raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-07-31 13:25 +0000
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-31 11:31 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-31 11:30 -0700
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-31 14:29 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-31 12:14 -0700
                Re: counting bytes David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-07-31 17:39 -0700
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-31 23:32 -0400
                Re: counting bytes David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-08-01 16:41 -0700
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-01 20:23 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-07-31 11:01 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-07-25 19:42 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-30 12:16 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-30 22:04 +0100
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-02 06:10 -0700
                Re: counting bytes David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-07-25 19:10 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-07-25 22:16 -0400
                Re: counting bytes David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-07-25 19:46 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-30 11:52 -0700
                Re: counting bytes raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-07-31 08:51 +0000
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-02 06:19 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-01 09:39 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-01 13:06 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-01 20:43 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-02 06:52 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-02 15:14 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-09 07:54 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-09 16:43 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-05 10:48 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-07-11 17:50 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-20 06:36 -0700
                Re: counting bytes raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-07-20 15:14 +0000
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-24 09:38 -0700
                Re: counting bytes raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-07-25 19:12 +0000
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-30 12:18 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-11 17:03 -0700
                Re: counting bytes glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-12 00:15 +0000
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-11 17:42 -0700
                Re: counting bytes glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-12 02:46 +0000
                Re: counting bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-07-12 12:33 -0400
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-20 06:48 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-20 11:18 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-24 09:58 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-24 11:14 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-30 11:02 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-30 13:10 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-01 10:53 -0700
                Re: counting bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-06-07 14:46 -0700
                Re: counting bytes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-08 09:05 +0200
  Re: counting bytes Siri Cruz <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-06 05:06 -0700
  Re: counting bytes bartekltg <bartekltg@gmail.com> - 2015-07-26 00:58 +0200
    Re: counting bytes bartekltg <bartekltg@gmail.com> - 2015-07-26 01:00 +0200

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