Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ncar!oddjob!mimsy!chris From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Packed structures Message-ID: <13034@mimsy.UUCP> Date: 16 Aug 88 23:14:34 GMT References: <214@ISIDAPS5.UUCP> <9641@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <62505@sun.uucp> <11868@steinmetz.ge.com> Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Lines: 16 In article <11868@steinmetz.ge.com> davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) writes: > Yes, I was careful to say byte alligned for this reason, but I may >not have discussed the rationale. Bit alligned is so rarely useful that >I can see no reason for adding it to the language. Byte alligned is >nice for passing data between machines, such as computers and control >equipment. Hmm: `Bit aligned is nice for passing data between machines, such as 18-bit computers and 32-bit control equipment' :-)? -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163) Domain: chris@mimsy.umd.edu Path: uunet!mimsy!chris