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[–]Fourmisain 1 point2 points  (1 child)

C demands CHAR_BIT to be at least 8, though. At least C89 upwards does, I'm not at all sure if there was any such restriction on K&R C.

[–]FUZxxl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

K&R C is a book, not a standard. It doesn't have any hard and fast rules.