Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the things I really dislike about the ANSI C/C++ > Standard is that there is no way to define your own data > types in bits.
If there was an ANSI C/C++ Standard I would probably dislike it too. But since there isn't... ;-) > You could use a struct bitfield but you are still limited > to the maximum int size for the compiler (e.g. you can't > simply declare a 1726-bit integer). There's not a lot of call for such things in toasters. Indeed, there's not a lot of call for such things, period. As much as many things would be 'nice', I can't help but notice that there aren't too many implementors supplying such an option as an extension. If the demand isn't there from in the real/commercial world, then I don't see why WG14 should make it a core element of C. -- Peter
