/* The bit-field below would have a problem if __INT_MAX__ is too small. */ #if __INT_MAX__ < 2147483647 int a; #else double g (); typedef union { struct { unsigned s:1, e:8, f:23; } u; float f; } s; f(x, n) float x; { ((s *)&x)->u.e -= n; x = g((double)x, -n); } #endif