From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f25e636d6b770960 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-26 11:25:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!opentransit.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Last stream problem: byte order Date: 26 Mar 2002 20:25:12 +0100 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: <3CA04CA6.338B37D7@ib-paus.com> <3CA0BD31.ECE7528E@ib-paus.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: avelizy-103-1-2-168.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: wanadoo.fr 1017170712 23487 217.128.15.168 (26 Mar 2002 19:25:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 26 Mar 2002 19:25:12 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1.90 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:21693 Date: 2002-03-26T19:25:12+00:00 List-Id: "Dr. Michael Paus" writes: > Please correct me if I am wrong but as far as I remember the data produced by > this implementation is not compatibel with other languages like, e.g. Java. > It uses an XDR encoding for the data which was invented by SUN in the late > 80s for their RPC stuff but does not seem to be used in more recent designs Right it is an XDR encoding. > like, e.g. Java. It also produces a significant overhead compared to a > solution which just swaps some bytes. Agreed. > I also wonder how the original poster would get this XDR > encoding into his C++ framework. (I don't say it's not possible. It's just a > question whether it's worth the effort). Don't know. Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry --| --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination"