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03/24/10 23:54
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 		 #174484 - Exactly my point... you don't
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Which is why portability should not even be considered to be part of programming embedded systems in this case.

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Unions and position of bytes            01/01/70 00:00      
   Syntax and strategy problem.            01/01/70 00:00      
      wow that was quick and excellent thanks            01/01/70 00:00      
      Works a treat            01/01/70 00:00      
   Note that this is heavily compiler-reliant            01/01/70 00:00      
      Code for transparency            01/01/70 00:00      
         Agreed - after bitter experience            01/01/70 00:00      
            Compiler Specific            01/01/70 00:00      
               How many compler brands/versions to test for?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Create a Compiler header            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Didn't we talk about unions - your examples doesn't...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Someone already wrote up a good way....            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Incomplete byte order. But pad is still dangerous            01/01/70 00:00      
                              why bother?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 how would you know?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Exactly my point... you don't            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Never give up on portability - just decide the amount            01/01/70 00:00      
               Yes, but            01/01/70 00:00      
               why bother?            01/01/70 00:00      
      unions and portability            01/01/70 00:00      
         OT: use TR0 = 0; TMR0 -= offset; TR0 = 1;            01/01/70 00:00      
         you're not?            01/01/70 00:00      
            It was just a warning that union type casts are dangerous            01/01/70 00:00      

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