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		SomeoneFromCA on Sept 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It Is Never a Compiler Bug Until It Is > unsigned char can be as wide as an int No, it is not true for almost all non-embedded systems. And char cannot be as wide as int, it is the opposite true, int can be as wide as char.

saagarjha on Sept 30, 2020 [–]

int is guaranteed to be at least as wide as char.

SomeoneFromCA on Sept 30, 2020 | [–]

This exactly what I was saying, just made a wrong choice of words.

Joker_vD on Sept 30, 2020 | | [–]

"Int can be as wide as char" is exactly the same as "char can be as wide as int".

SomeoneFromCA on Sept 30, 2020 | | [–]

I meant "int can be as narrow as char".

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