Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
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.
Maximum *permissible* or maximum *representable*? The general consensus
(which has included a number of quotations from the standards) seems to
be the former. Can you back this up?
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Matthew
Patches Thoughtfully Considered -- FLOSS mantra
