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From: roger@procase.UUCP (Roger H. Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: attention C++ Language Lawyers!
Keywords: typedef, bitfield
Message-ID: <157@logo.procase.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jun 90 07:14:12 GMT
Reply-To: roger@procase.UUCP (Roger H. Scott)
Organization: PROCASE Corp., Santa Clara, CA
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Okay all you language lawyer types, here's a fun one for you.
Which, if any, of the following are legal?  Which, if any, should be?
Why?

    typedef unsigned GlobalBit : 1;

    GlobalBit ASingleBit;

    GlobalBit AnArrayOfBits[6]; // shave and a hair cut, ...

    struct {
	GlobalBit aBitMember;
	GlobalBit anArrayOfBitsMember[6];
    } AStructContainingVariousGlobalBits;

    struct {
	typedef unsigned StructBit : 1;

	StructBit aBitMember;
	StructBit anArrayOfBitsMember[6];
    } AStructContainingVariousStructBits;

If you like fireworks try feeding this stuff to cfront.  I'd be curious to
hear what g++'s reaction to this code is.