Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!dan@cit-vax From: dan%cit-vax@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: pointer size problems Message-ID: <17116@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 1-Mar-84 20:24:48 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.17116 Posted: Thu Mar 1 20:24:48 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Mar-84 03:58:48 EST Lines: 4 From: Dan Whelanread(fd, &y, sizeof(y)) is not portable because sizeof reflects the compiler's opinions on alignment and padding.