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From: josw@mcvax.uucp (Jos Warmer)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c++
Subject: Bug in using enum ?
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Date: Fri, 25-Jul-86 07:49:06 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 25 07:49:06 1986
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I think there is an error in the handling of enums

	enum color  { red, green };

	typedef struct {
		    color	col   : 1;
		    int         index : 1;
	} test;
	    
	main() { }


gives the following error message:

	"enum.c", line 4: error: non-int field

This is not what I expected after reading the C++ book page 64:

    "The name of the enumeration becomes a synonym for int,
     not a new type."

So col is an int and should be treated in the same way as index.
Does anyone know a fix or a way of avoiding this error ?
The big problem is that this kind of structure is used in
some of the SUN sunview header files, which can not easily
be changed.

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	Jos Warmer,       josw@mcvax.UUCP