From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:19:19 -0400 Message-ID: From: Comeau At9Fans To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae93995075a66fd04be587cb1 Subject: Re: [9fans] some pcc questions Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7ac143be-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --14dae93995075a66fd04be587cb1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Jens Staal wrote: > The second issue that I have been meaning to ask the list is about pcc > and bitfields - are they supported or is this some sort of can of > worms I have stepped into? > Bitfields are allowed to have lots of *-defined behavior, so often they are cans of worms on many platforms. Don't know if you're referring to this kind of issue or something more specific that you might feel is a limitation on Plan 9. -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it? --14dae93995075a66fd04be587cb1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Jens Staal <staal1978@gmail.com> wrote:
The second issue that I have been meaning to ask the list is about pcc
and bitfields - are they supported or is this some sort of can of
worms I have stepped into?

Bitfields ar= e allowed to have lots of *-defined behavior, so often they are cans of wor= ms on many platforms. =A0Don't know if you're referring to this kin= d of issue or something more specific that you might feel is a limitation o= n Plan 9.
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Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now i= n beta!
Comeau C/C++ ONLINE =3D=3D> =A0 =A0 http://www.comeaucomput= ing.com/tryitout
World Class Compilers: =A0Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90.=
Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried i= t?

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