array of bits field

[Henry Spencer]

In article <1990Feb12.182517.10921 at cubmol.bio.columbia.edu> ping at cubmol.bio.columbia.edu (Shiping Zhang) writes:
>Is there a way to define an array of bits field which are tightly packed?

No.  You have to do the bit-fiddling yourself.  The smallest unit of
storage which is a "first class citizen" in C is the byte.
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