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From: chip@ateng.ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug
Subject: GNU Make 3.56: Porting patch: signed bitfields
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Date: 11 Oct 89 15:57:38 GMT
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[PORTING PATCH]

Make update_status a short instead of a bitfield,
   because signed bitfields aren't supported by many compilers.

Index: file.h
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*** 51,55 ****
        } command_state ENUM_BITFIELD (2);
  
!     int update_status:2;	/* Status of the last attempt to update,
  				   or -1 if none has been made.  */
      unsigned int double_colon:1;/* Nonzero for double-colon entry */
--- 51,55 ----
        } command_state ENUM_BITFIELD (2);
  
!     short update_status;        /* Status of the last attempt to update,
  				   or -1 if none has been made.  */
      unsigned int double_colon:1;/* Nonzero for double-colon entry */