From 5640641432516071963 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,7538bd92d6a9557a X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-01-21 19:58:53 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!nntpserver.pppl.gov!princeton!gw1.att.com!fnnews.fnal.gov!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!olivea!koriel!male.EBay.Sun.COM!engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM!clamage From: clamage@Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Clamage) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: short enum, bool Date: 22 Jan 1995 03:58:53 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 15 Message-ID: <3fsl5t$quo@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> References: <790640242snz@thone.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: taumet.eng.sun.com X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #21 (NOV) dag@control.lth.se (Dag Bruck) writes: >A> enum big { b_lo = 0, b_hi = 256 }; // Needs at least 9 bits >so sizeof(big) >= 2. Well, no, because a char might be 9 (or more) bits -- and it is on some systems (especially those with 36-bit words). I don't think any basic type is required to have size > 1. That is, I believe sizeof(long double)==1 is allowed. (Imagine a system where the smallest addressable unit has more than 64 bits.) -- Steve Clamage, stephen.clamage@eng.sun.com