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Re: Two suggestions for gcc C compiler to extend C language (by WD Smith)

From: Christian Groessler <chris at groessler dot org>
To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:08:49 +0200
Subject: Re: Two suggestions for gcc C compiler to extend C language (by WD Smith)
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On 07/26/16 16:55, Warren D Smith wrote:

And they said "only if available in implementation" which gcc chose to
interpret as
"we're not going to make other sizes available, hahahaha."



"if available in implementation" probably means "if supported by the
underlying hardware".

So, if your hardware supports direct access to 1, 2, or 4 bit entities
your proposal makes sense.

regards,
chris

References:
- Two suggestions for gcc C compiler to extend C language (by WD Smith)
  - From: Warren D Smith
- Re: Two suggestions for gcc C compiler to extend C language (by WD Smith)
  - From: Jonathan Wakely
- Re: Two suggestions for gcc C compiler to extend C language (by WD Smith)
  - From: Warren D Smith
- Re: Two suggestions for gcc C compiler to extend C language (by WD Smith)
  - From: Joseph Myers
- Re: Two suggestions for gcc C compiler to extend C language (by WD Smith)
  - From: Warren D Smith

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