egcs and bitfields

[Martin v. Loewis]

> I am assuming egcs uses the ABI's definition of whether a bitfield is
> signed or unsigned????

No.

> So, does egcs use the same implementation across all platforms?

Yes. Please the the 'Non-bugs section' in the GCC manual for a
rationale. The idea is exactly that: Work the same on all platforms,
no matter what the ABI says. It's a language issue, not one of binary
compatibility.

Regards,
Martin