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Subject: Re: Must a NULL pointer be a 0 bit patte
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Date: Sat, 3-Nov-84 12:29:44 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  3 12:29:44 1984
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Nf-From: ISM780B!jim    Oct 25 11:40:00 1984

>As I understand it, nobody is claiming that the "first element" rule is
>good; all they are claiming is that it's simple and does not have adverse
>consequences elsewhere.  Apparently the various alternatives all have
>serious problems of one kind or another.

What is wrong with

	union foo thing.member = {...};

?  It is clear and unambiguous.

-- Jim Balter, INTERACTIVE Systems (ima!jim)