From: chris_mears AT softhome DOT net (Chris Mears)
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Subject: Re: How big is a SHORT?
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On Sat, 16 Oct 1999 15:55:35 +0100, "Hammy"
<darren AT grayce DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> wrote:

>so, how many bits is it?
>most books say it it the same as an int, but when I make a structures using
>int and shorts, they give different results?
>
>

Depends on your implementation.  The C standard says it must be at
least 16 bits.  In DJGPP a short is 16 bits wide.

Books that state that an int is *always* the same width as a short are
wrong.  The standard only gives minimum values; an implementation can
have them as big as it wants (within certain restraints).