Set the i-th bit to zero? [duplicate]

Answer 1

You could stick with this:

// Set bit at position `bitpos` in `pt` to `bitval`
unsigned char bitpos = 1;
unsigned char pt = 0b01100001;
bool bitval = 1;

// Clear the bit
pt &= ~(1u << bitpos);
// Set the bit
pt |= (bitval << bitpos);