Nick Stoughton said: > As to the original question ... can a system that implements ssize_t > with a SSIZE_MAX of 56k conform to POSIX?
No: SSIZE_MAX is the maximum value of ssize_t; since this is an integer type, its maximum value must be one less than a power of 2. -- Clive D.W. Feather | Work: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Tel: +44 20 8495 6138 Internet Expert | Home: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Fax: +44 870 051 9937 Demon Internet | WWW: http://www.davros.org | Mobile: +44 7973 377646 THUS plc | |