> \fBoffsetof\fP() is a macro provided to compute the offset of a given > element within a structure. The ordering within memory of a C > structure is undefined, as is its size; compilers are allowed to > reorder and pad structures. ^^^^^^^
Is that really true? I can't recall a case where I have ever seen that, nor do I recall some such statement in the standards. Please tell me more. Cheers, Michael -- Michael Kerrisk maintainer of Linux man pages Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 Want to help with man page maintenance? Grab the latest tarball at ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages/, read the HOWTOHELP file and grep the source files for 'FIXME'. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
