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Do not use the sizeof() operator

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Do not use the sizeof() operator
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03-08-2009, 07:21 PM
The definition of "byte" is defined in clause 3.4 of ISO/IEC 9899:1990
Basically, a byte is the size of a character. If a character is 16 bits then a byte is 16 bits.
Thus in my view, the implementation is compliant and the C standard is not ambiguous in this respect.
A byte is not always 8 bits.
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