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From: Rolf Campbell <moscoop AT NortelNetworks DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Length of Chars...
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:46:43 -0500
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> David Cleaver wrote:
> >
> > I was wondering if there were any plans on changing the number of bits
> > in char from 8 to 16 or something like that?
> No.  I don't think any compiler in the world does, or is about to do, that.

    Some motorola compilers use 24-bit char's.

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(\/) Rolf Campbell (\/)



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