Re: [avr-gcc-list] Winavr / gcc include files

[E. Weddington]

On 21 Jul 2004 at 10:10, Steve @ Franks Development, LLC wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> We have been working with gccavr now for a few months, and we have a couple of
> questions about the default WinAVR include files for general digestion:
> 
> 1) All the commercial compilers have a "byte.bit" notation for working with
> bits.  A lot of source code out there uses this notation as well.  If you look
> at the "Vic's byte" struct in our sfr_defs.h file, you will find an incomplete
> example of how to do this.  Is this a good thing to include in the general
> distribution?  It also makes for more readable code in our 
> opinions...thoughts? 
> Also, how would we go about officially proposing this as an addition to the
> distribution?  (I have placed our sfr_defs code at the end of this message, in
> case the list doesn't allow includes)

Also, there has been quite a bit of discussion about this at the AVR Freaks 
website (www.avrfreaks.net) in the AVR GCC Forum. You can search there for past 
postings.

Eric