On Wednesday, 2 July 2025 06:14:29 Pacific Daylight Time Sebastian Wittmeier
via Std-Proposals wrote:
> If something has at least (>=) 8 bits, then it can also have e.g. 16 bits?
>
> Even if bytes are 8 bits?

https://cigix.me/c17#7.20.1.2.p2:

"The typedef name uint_leastN_t designates an unsigned integer type with a
width of at least N, such that no unsigned integer type with lesser size has
at least the specified width. "

So no, if bytes are 8 bits, that means there's an integer type with 8 bits,
meaning uint_least8_t must be that type, not bigger.

But on the discussed DSP with 16-bit chars, uint_least8_t would be 16 bits
wide. In fact, uint_least8_t is always the same size as unsigned char and
usually the same type.

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