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Re: PING: PATCH: Do not clear the DECL_BIT_FIELD flag (prelude to ObjC fix)
- From: Ziemowit Laski <zlaski at apple dot com>
- To: kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu (Richard Kenner)
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:00:52 -0700
- Subject: Re: PING: PATCH: Do not clear the DECL_BIT_FIELD flag (prelude to ObjC fix)
On Wednesday, Aug 14, 2002, at 11:38 US/Pacific, Richard Kenner wrote:
The only problem is that the bitfield declarations occasionally get
clobbered, which is what my patch addresses.
But that's the point we're trying to make: since that flag is used for
code generation, it doesn't represent the language concept any more.
If you need one that does represent that concept, you have to add one.
Judging from Richard Henderson's earlier e-mail, it is not clear to
me whether not clearing DECL_BIT_FIELD will affect codegen. This is,
I think, the question that needs to be answered. Alas, I'm in no
position to answer it. :-(
--Zem
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