Version 0.6.0 (October 15, 2016)
bitfield-io is a library of functions for input-output operations with bit fields (or bit arrays), i.e. series of zeroes and ones spread across an array of storage units (unsigned long integers).
To compile bitfield from source code:
$ autoconf
$ ./configure --prefix=DIRECTORY
$ make
This will build both a static and a shared version. To build just one of them, replace "make" with "make static" or "make shared".
To test the compiled library:
$ make check
To build and run some example applications:
$ make example
The generic way to install the compiled files is:
$ make install
$ ldconfig
However, one might prefer to use distro-specific installation mechanism (like "checkinstall") instead.
The format of this file is independent of CPU, architecture, OS etc.
The file has two components:
- size -- the size of the bit array is stored in the first 2 bytes of the file in little-endian order.
- bit -- the array of bits are stored starting from the third byte, 8 bits per byte.
bitfield-io is free software, and is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or any later version. Please see the file called LICENSE.