https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88731
Bug ID: 88731 Summary: Rejects well-formed program using bit-fields in _Generic. Product: gcc Version: 9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: anders.granlund.0 at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- Test case (prog.c): int main() { struct S { unsigned x:4; } s; _Generic(s.x, unsigned: 0); } Compilation command line: gcc prog.c -Wall -Wextra -std=c11 -pedantic-errors Observed behaviour: The following error message is outputed: error: '_Generic' selector of type 'unsigned char:4' is not compatible with any association Expected behaviour: No error message outputed. See http://www.open-std.org/Jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/summary.htm#dr_481: "... It was noted that bitfields are of integer type. ..." Note: Clang accepts the program without any error message.