[Info-vax] nice for VMS

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj schrieb:
> 
>>
>> It happens - struct(ure)s that are written or read to or
>> from file/socket and have to be packed.
>>
>> Obviously not very funny when the code later has to be ported
>> to Solaris/SPARC.
>>
> 
> In this case it might be better to align the structure members
> manually on 4/8 byte boundaries by inserting appropriate
> padding members. Wastes space, but reduces headaches.
> 

A great deal depends on how often the structure is accessed!  If once a 
day, forget it.  If 10,000 times a day it's probably worth fixing.