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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
Subject: Re: What is correct way to pack records
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:50:28 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2004-11-18T06:50:28+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cnhgnk$fp3$1@titan.btinternet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3fc90377.0411171620.7a3bcfd9@posting.google.com

"Warren O. Merrill" <wom@inel.gov> wrote in message
> is there a pragma (or other method) that will do the same thing
> GUARANTEED not to change the field order to accomplish the packing
> without having to write all these record representation clauses?

Some compilers (e.g. the Ada83 Alysis) came with a non-standard 'pragma 
Preserve_Layout' but no there is no standard pragma to do what you ask.

Cheers

-- Martin





  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-11-18  6:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-11-18  0:20 What is correct way to pack records Warren O. Merrill
2004-11-18  0:27 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-11-18  6:50 ` Martin Dowie [this message]
2004-11-18 12:37 ` Stephen Leake
2004-11-18 17:04 ` Marc A. Criley
2004-11-18 17:31   ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-11-18 18:00     ` Marc A. Criley
2004-11-19  3:08       ` Steve
2004-11-19 12:44         ` Frank J. Lhota
2004-11-19 13:28           ` Marc A. Criley
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