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[PING] [PATCH] manual: Rewrite the section on widths of integer types.


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On 07/27/2017 05:22 AM, Rical Jasan wrote:
> The manual contradicted itself by saying the number of bits in an
> integer type needed to be computed, and then listing a number of
> macros that later standards provided for exactly that.  The entire
> section has been reworked to provide those macros first, while
> preserving the documentation of CHAR_BIT and the associated examples
> within that context.
> 
> 	* manual/lang.texi
> 	(Computing the Width of an Integer Data Type): Rename section
> 	to "Width of an Integer Type".  Remove inaccurate statement
> 	regarding lack of C language facilities for determining width
> 	of integer types, and reorder content to improve flow and
> 	context of discussion.
> ---
>  manual/lang.texi | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
>  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)


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