From: Herve Dutter <hdutter@nospam.com>
To: help-gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: ALIGNMENT/ please reply!!!
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3875F2D6.CAC458B3@nospam.com> (raw)
Message-ID: <20000401000000.DTWmPgTiMaR2xGiQ7Lqt8iUW4xOSriUgNK364NirzNQ@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83ils0$4if$1@nslave1.tin.it>
hi!
I can see no alignment issue in what you describe, the SPARC processor
is just not able to handle shorts with odd location.
Cheers.
cris wrote:
>
> Guys, i really need help!
>
> i'm reposting my first msg:
>
> hi!
>
> how can i tell gcc to compile my programs using strict-alignment for data
> types?
> if i write smth like this:
>
> void *full_array = malloc(50);
> short *short_p = &(( (char*) full_array)[ N ]);
>
> printf("%hd\n",*short_p);
>
> if N is odd, i get a core dump!
>
> i'm using gcc 2.7.2 on an old sparc2 with SunOs 4.1.3, no way to upgrade the
> os or to get a newer build of gcc.
>
> i've searched in the doc., i've found -m switches regarding alignment for
> ibm machines, but none for sparc ones!
>
> i've also seen a SHORT_ALIGNMENT macro to be defined (gcc-info, "You can
> control compilation driver"), but i don't know WHERE to define it!
>
> please help, reply by email too!
>
> have a nice day :)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-04-01 0:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-12-19 6:22 cris
1999-12-31 22:24 ` cris
2000-01-07 6:10 ` Herve Dutter [this message]
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Herve Dutter
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