> Hi,
>
> I don't use linux for development anymore, but I used to have to reverse the
> order of bitfields when creating targets for PC(Linux) and PalmPilot, like
> so:
>
> struct {
> #ifdef i386
> uchar field1: 3;
> uchar field2: 5;
> #else
> uchar field2: 5;
> uchar field1: 3;
> #endif
> }
>
> Now I moved to Widows and use CW and VisualC++, and it seems like you no
> longer need to reverse the bitfields in order to make the data compatible.
>
> I use bitfields all over the place, and removing the ifdefs fixed the one
> case I looked at in my code. But as a sanity check, I'd like to know if
> anyone else has experienced the nuances of using bitfields on different
> platforms to know if this is the case.
>
> -Jason
Yes I use the same trick when compiling for mac and windows using
CodeWarrior on Mac and Visual Studio on windows.
But it seems more compiler dependant than platform dependant.
regards...
Eric
