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From: Larry Weiss <lfw@iadfw.net>
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: externsions and Standard C
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 20:36:41 -0600
Organization: customer of Internet America
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Thad Smith wrote:
>
> In article <31547BB8.31D7@iadfw.net>, Larry Weiss <lfw@iadfw.net> wrote:
> >Mark Brader wrote:
> >>
> >> lfw@iadfw.net writes:
> >> > Mike Rubenstein wrote:
> >> > > You've missed a rather subtle point. Such extensions are legal but
> >> > > they do not introduce integer types. The standard defines the signed
> >> > > integer types as being signed char, short int, int, and long int (and
> >> > > similarly for unsigned integer types).
> >>
> In general, extensions may be added, and the implementation remain
> conforming, as long as the strictly conforming programs are translated
> correctly.
Thanks! Your observation of the relationship of an implementation to a
strictly conforming program makes it clear.