[ILUG] bitfields correction

[Shane Dempsey]

Hi all,
A few weeks ago I made the point that you couldn't use
bitfields in Visual C++. This related to someone's comments
about bitfields being used in the Linux Kernel.

This is totally incorrect. The following is totally legal under
VC++ and I'm using it at the moment

unsigned int my3bitInt : 3; // 0 to 7

Bitfields are standard C but the ordering of bits in bit fields is compiler
specific
In VC++ it seems to be from low to high bit.

I stand corrected.

    ...shane

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