Subj : Re: Project Settings:  Struct Member Alignment
To   : Izman <cburdon@tampabay.rr.com>
From : Brendan Eich <brendan@meer.net>
Date : Thu Oct 16 2003 07:15 pm

Izman wrote:

>I am trying to implement the js engine into a project that must be compiled
>with a struct member alignment of 1 byte.  The default struct member
>alignment is 8 bytes for the js projects.  The original project will not
>work properly with the js engine as is.  The js portion of the original
>project works ok when I change the struct member alignment to 8 bytes
>(matching the js engine) but then other parts of the project do not function
>properly.  This issue has occurred with all versions of the js engine I have
>downloaded (including the current one).  My questions are:
>
>Will the js projects compile and function normally if I change the js
>project settings to a struct member alignment of 1 byte?
>

I don't know.   You'd have to test.  I would be interested in your 
results, but you will have to be willing to debug, give crash stack 
traces, etc.

>  If I cannot change
>the struct member alignment of the js projects to 1 byte, is there a proper
>method of implementing the engine into a project that must be compiled with
>a struct member alignment of 1 byte and what is that method?
>  
>

I have non-specific memories of people doing that (on Mac OS 9 or older, 
with CodeWarrior).  Anyone else?

/be

>Thank you in advance for any help that is provided.
>
>Izman
>
>
>  
>

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