Re: [boost] [dynamic_bitset] Endianess

Subject: Re: [boost] [dynamic_bitset] Endianess
From: Phil Endecott (spam_from_boost_dev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-05-02 12:45:10

Hi Joel,

Joel wrote:
> I've noticed that the dynamic_bitset seems to have endian issues.

Do you have a test case that you can share?

> For masking
> out the ith bit in a block, it uses 1 shifted left by i.  As a result, the bits
> are not consecutive.  

What do you mean by "consecutive"?  Why do you think this matters?

(I have just had a quick look at the code, and I've not seen anything 
like casts or unions that could cause endianness issues.)

Regards,  Phil.