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From: alan@allegra.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Signed bit fields
Message-ID: <1740@allegra.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 13-Aug-83 13:45:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 13 13:45:42 1983
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Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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I am not sure where signed bit fields stand in the current
definition of the C language, but I do have some knowledge
of PCC, having recently constructed a PCC-based C cross-
compiler.

PCC allows you to generate a non-standard compiler.  For
example, there's a flag you can set which makes long bit
fields ok.  Consequently, the fact that an implementation
of PCC lets you do something doesn't mean it's kosher C.


	Alan Driscoll
	Bell Labs, Murray Hill