[PATCH] DEFAULT_SIGNED_BITFIELDS Macro

[Horst von Brand]

Donn Terry <donn@verinet.com> said:

[...]

> However, stepping back, there are only two interesting states: native and
> gcc.  99% of the programmers involved (other than compiler writers) don't
> care what "native" means, except that it works locally.  Nor do they care
> what "gcc" means, except that it's fully interchangeable and compatible.

And I'd say that the "native compatibility" should be the responsibility
(and the work!) for the people who use that specific port. Note that this
could very well change from one "native" compiler to another, from one OS
release to the next, ...

Also, to create, maintain, verify correctness, and update as needed the
respective flags and the corresponding code (there probably are many of
them!) is a _huge_ amount of work, work that impacts everyone involved with
the compiler. This can not be taken lightly!
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