Portable arrays of bits

[mitch bayersdorfer]

Is there a standard, machine independant way of defining an array 
of bits?  I am writing code and do not want to have to do a function
call each time I reference a bit, but want a Boolean array packed
as tightly as possible.

      - Mitch Bayersdorfer
        Applied Technology Organization 
        Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
        Floor 4, Building 23, Kodak Park
        Rochester, NY 14650
        (716) 477-1792


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