Answer by Petr Vepřek for Is CHAR_BIT ever > 8?
Analog Devices' SHARC DSP was already mentioned (CHAR_BIT==32). Let me add that recent SHARC+ cores (I use ADSP-SC589 and CCES toolchain) can run apps written in two modes: CHAR_BIT == 8 or CHAR_BIT ==...
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Another example is Analog Devices'SHARC processor family. Its C implementation, CrossCore Embedded Studio, has CHAR_BIT == 32 and claims to provide freestanding C99 and C++11 conformance.
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TMS320C28x DSP from Texas Instruments has a byte with 16 bits.Documentation for the compiler specifies CHAR_BIT as 16 on page 101. This appears to be a modern processor (currently being sold),...
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The ISO C Standard requires CHAR_BIT to be at least 8.With POSIX mandating CHAR_BIT be equal to 8, and (almost?) all networking and communication standards using octets, is there any contemporary C...
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