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From: lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke)
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Subject: Re: Size and pack
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 09:30:03 +0000 (UTC)
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* Adrian Hoe wrote:
>lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke) wrote in message news:<slrn9s853b.k4.lutz@taranis.iks-jena.de>...
>>   - If you need a special layout (i.e. for interfacing),
>>     use record representation clauses.
>
>The record structure will be used to interface with COTS product which
>sends out data in specific byte orders. The shuffle is not viable in
>this case.

So use record representation clauses.

>This will be intended on 32-bit Intel. What will be the effect if I
>use representation clauses on 64-bit processor?

With record representation clauses (including Bit_Order definitions) you can
expect portable access.