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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 10:41:35 -0400
From: April <awhite AT user DOT rose DOT com>
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Subject: Re: typedef'ing a 24-bit integer
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Nate Eldredge wrote:

> Miguel Guerreiro wrote:
> >
> > How can you do somethin kinda like this:
> >
> >             typedef int24 (24-bit integer)
> >             typedef uint24 (24-bit unsigned int)
> >
> > I want it to take *exactly* 24-bit of space
>
> You can't.

Couldn't he create a struct with a 24-bit bit field?  It would still
take 32 bits of space but would manipulate as 24 bits (I think).