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- From: larry.jones@sdrc.com (Larry Jones)
- Newsgroups: comp.std.c
- Subject: Re: size_t
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 16:03:24 GMT
- Organization: SDRC Engineering Services
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- References: <4eiua2$9u@engnews1.Eng.Sun.COM>
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- Originator: scjones@thor
-
- In article <4eiua2$9u@engnews1.Eng.Sun.COM>, clamage@Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Clamage) writes:
- > I have always thought that type size_t must be defined as one of
- > the standard unsigned integer types: unsigned [char | short | int | long].
- > I don't find wording in the ISO standard requiring that, however.
- > Sections 7.1.6 and 6.3.4 say it is an "unsigned integral type", a term
- > I don't find defined. "Integer type" is defined, but not "integral type".
-
- In response to a Defect Report, the Committee noted that the terms
- ``integer type'' and ``integral type'' are used interchangeably and
- should be considered synonymous. I believe they also expressed an
- intent to eliminate the inconsistency in the next revision. The
- response to another Defect Report noted that the list of integer types
- is exhaustive and may not be extended, thus size_t must indeed be one of
- the standard types.
- ----
- Larry Jones, SDRC, 2000 Eastman Dr., Milford, OH 45150-2789 513-576-2070
- larry.jones@sdrc.com
- I don't think that question was very hypothetical at all. -- Calvin
-