Mark Dickinson <dicki...@gmail.com> added the comment:

(whoops -- used unsigned struct codes to correspond to signed C types there;  
but it shouldn't make any difference to the sizes and padding).

> I am tempted to suggest that we just go back to having one specifier at the 
> beginning of the string :).  Things seem to be getting complicate without any 
> clear benefits.

Agreed.  Though if anyone following this issue wants to make the case that 
there are benefits to being able to change the endianness midway through a 
string, please do so!

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