[Info-vax] nice for VMS

[Bob Koehler]

In article <grup9q$efj$03$1 at news.t-online.com>, Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> 
> 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.

   If the data comes in packed, then you can't pad it until after
   you've read it.  Whether you should pad it or operate on the
   packed version will vary from application to application.