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   James Kuyper  writes:   
      
   > On 2025-11-26 04:29, Michael S wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:33:30 +0000   
   >> bart  wrote:   
   >   
   > ...   
   >   
   >>> Then maybe C bitfields could be used, but a bigger problem with those   
   >>> is poor control over layout, which is anyway implementation-defined.   
   >>> (Mine of course don't have that problem!)   
   >>   
   >> According to the language of The Standard, it's not 'poor control'.   
   >> As far as standard requirements goes, there is *no* control on   
   >> layout of bit fields.   
   >   
   > C ;doesn't provide enough control over bit-field layouts to be useful,   
   > but it's an exaggeration to say it provides no control at all:  [...]   
      
   In my experience standard C does provide enough control over bit-field   
   layout to be useful under some conditions.  It doesn't provide as much   
   control as I would like, but in some circumstances it does provide   
   enough to be useful.   
      
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