[Bug c/39170] provide an option to silence -Wconversion warnings for bit-fields

[egallager at gcc dot gnu.org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39170

Eric Gallager <egallager at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

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--- Comment #20 from Eric Gallager <egallager at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Eric Gallager from comment #19)
> (In reply to Manuel López-Ibáñez from comment #11)
> > (In reply to comment #10)
> > > However, with so many lines of legacy code out there using bit-filed that have
> > > been proven to work, it doesn't make sense to revisit/modify them.  Would it
> > > be possible for gcc to provide a -Wbitfield-conversion flag in new releases
> > > and make 39170 an enhancement (preferably high priority)?
> > 
> > Seriously, I am not the "maintainer" of GCC diagnostics
> 
> That's David Malcolm; adding him on cc

...and since he's now made himself the assignee, changing status to ASSIGNED