Re: "A diagram of C23 basic types"

On 2025-04-09, James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:

bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

On 08/04/2025 22:46, Keith Thompson wrote:

bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

...>> Apparently the author of the chart chose to include types that are

defined by the core language, not by the library.

>
So here you're finally admitteding they are a different rank.

>
The core language and the library are equal in rank, both being
different parts of any implementation of C.

A feature is visible/available in every translation unit, such as the
keyword "unsigned" is integrated into the language to a greater extent
than something that is only defined when a certain header is included,
like "size_t".

If by "rank" we mean "depth of integration", then that is right.

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