1 ?RCS: $Id: bitpbyte.U,v 3.0.1.1 1994/10/29 16:02:54 ram Exp $
3 ?RCS: Copyright (c) 1991-1993, Raphael Manfredi
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9 ?RCS: of the source tree for dist 3.0.
11 ?RCS: $Log: bitpbyte.U,v $
12 ?RCS: Revision 3.0.1.1 1994/10/29 16:02:54 ram
13 ?RCS: patch36: added ?F: line for metalint file checking
15 ?RCS: Revision 3.0 1993/08/18 12:05:27 ram
16 ?RCS: Baseline for dist 3.0 netwide release.
18 ?MAKE:bitpbyte: cat rm Myread Compile run
19 ?MAKE: -pick add $@ %<
21 ?S: This variable contains the value of the BITS_PER_BYTE symbol, which
22 ?S: indicates to the C program how many bits there are in a byte.
25 ?C: This symbol contains the number of bits in a byte, so that the C
26 ?C: preprocessor can make decisions based on it.
28 ?H:#define BITS_PER_BYTE $bitpbyte /**/
31 : check for length of byte
35 echo "Checking to see how many bits there are in a byte..." >&4
38 ?X: Standard C requires a macro CHAR_BIT in <limits.h>
45 #define BITSPERBYTE CHAR_BIT
48 ?X: On non standard C, try with <values.h>
56 printf("%d\n", BITSPERBYTE);
60 if eval $compile_ok; then
64 echo "(I can't seem to compile the test program. Guessing...)"
71 rp="What is the length of a byte (in bits)?"