>> and the C standard says that sizeof(char) == 1 byte. > > Does it actually use the word byte, or does it just say the > "smallest addressable unit of memory" or something? > > Seems to me it can't have it both ways, without also trying > to define the meaning of "byte", which I don't think it has > any business doing.
3.6 byte addressable unit of data storage large enough to hold any member of the basic character set of the execution environment 6.5.3.4 The sizeof operator [#2] The sizeof operator yields the size (in bytes) of its operand, which may be an expression or the parenthesized name of a type. The size is determined from the type of the operand. [...] [#3] When applied to an operand that has type char, unsigned char, or signed char, (or a qualified version thereof) the result is 1. [...] Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
