Must a NULL pointer be a 0 bit patte

[jim at ISM780B.UUCP]

>As I understand it, nobody is claiming that the "first element" rule is
>good; all they are claiming is that it's simple and does not have adverse
>consequences elsewhere.  Apparently the various alternatives all have
>serious problems of one kind or another.

What is wrong with

	union foo thing.member = {...};

?  It is clear and unambiguous.

-- Jim Balter, INTERACTIVE Systems (ima!jim)