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From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: How portable are bitfields?
Keywords: bitfields, #define
Message-ID: <26ED0A30.694@tct.uucp>
Date: 11 Sep 90 16:00:48 GMT
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Organization: Teltronics/TCT, Sarasota, FL
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According to kam2@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Keith A Mcmillan):
>Alternatively, you can define the structure of the fields inside of 
>a #ifdef for the machine type.

This strategy is a big-time loser when you have more than one compiler
on your system.  For example, SCO Unix has AT&T and Microsoft
compilers, and I've installed GCC.  Do they have the same bitfield
algorithm?  Beats me -- but I wouldn't count on it.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT     <chip@tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!chip>