From: Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com   
      
   Michael S  writes:   
   [...]   
   > Now, if you ask me, I don't understand why Waldek Hebisch considers   
   > difference between 8-bit and [byte-addressable] 16-bit targets   
   > important. As far as size of relevant C types goes, they look the same:   
   > char - 8 bits   
   > int - 16 bit   
   > long - 32 bits   
   > There is possibly difference in the size of 'short', but I don't   
   > understand why it matters.   
      
   Given 16-bit int, short is almost certain to be 16 bits as well.   
      
   char is requires to be at least 8 bits, short and int at least 16, and   
   long at least 32 (and long long at least 64).   
      
   Or is 8-bit short used in some non-conforming mode?   
      
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   Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com   
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