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Re:“C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success” – Dennis R... by messe on Sunday July 09, 2023 @03:54PM (#36658224)
If I remember correctly, it assumes the size of a char is greater than or equal to seven bits, and a char is defined to be the smallest addressable unit.

C does not support bit-addressing.

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Re:“C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success” – Dennis R... by nitrix on Sunday July 09, 2023 @08:38PM (#36660612)
The width is defined as CHAR_BIT >= 8 (C11 5.2.4.2.1p1). The size, sizeof (char), is always 1.
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