milgr%brandeis.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET (Marc Milgram) (07/27/87)
If anyone took a look in K&R, the size of byte (and all other data types) is system dependent. K&R gave a list of these sizes as implemented on four machines. On one of them a byte is 9 bits. Perhaps there s which would return the number of bits in its argument. -Marc Milgram -milgr@brandeis.csnet -milgr%brandeis@csnet-relay be a built in constant "bits_in_byte", or an equivalent of sizeof for
root@cit5.oz (Admin) (07/31/87)
The size of a "BYTE" only depends on how much your machine can "CHEW" :<8se g:5<EDU> D