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Re:A critique of "How to C in 2016" by lmm on Friday January 15, 2016 @07:15PM (#10913368)
> However, if you DO have a real need of IEEE-compatible floats for whatever reason, then there is nothing wrong with checking __STDC_IEC_559__ and reporting an error if it is not defined.

Sure - but in that case why not do the same thing for insisting that char be 8 bits?

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Re:A critique of "How to C in 2016" by snakeanus on Friday January 15, 2016 @07:42PM (#10913501)
Except than the fact that it does not limit you except in some very specific cases, unlike the IEEE incompatible floats thing.

If it does limit you somehow and you really need char be 8 bits, then sure.

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