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On 08/01/14 21:41, Ian Pilcher wrote:
> Ideally I could create some sort of generic macro that "casts" (using
> the term very loosely) any static initializer to an array of unsigned
> char that contains its binary representation.  Sadly, I don't think
> that's actually possible.
I think you want to use an union, not a flexible array (yes, you will
overallocate for some types, but should be saner).