Re: float, int length varies inside struct ???

["Johnny Favorite" <allen at snakebite dot com>]

Mike Albaugh wrote:
> Two words: Compiler Upgrade.
>
> If you _ever_ have to re-compile your application,
> you may get into a world of hurt. Assuming you
> will never have to re-compile is assuming that
> you will never have to fix a bug in your application,
> or that when you do, you will still be able to
> run the old version of your compiler, link with
> the old libraries, etc.
>
> <snip another dozen unlikely scenarios>

What on earth are you talking about?  If I set up a network packet structure
to be 1-byte-aligned in the old compiler version, then I can set it up the
same way in the new version.  Ditto 4-byte, 8-byte, or whatever.  If for
some odd reason there were *still* problems interoperating between versions
produced by an older compiler and a newer one, I am in a position to force
everybody to upgrade.

I write vertical apps for very small sets of customers.  Judging by the web
site at www.agames.com, you are in a completely different racket where you
could *not* force everybody to upgrade.  Okay, fair enough.  The point is,
just because it wouldn't work for you doesn't mean it wouldn't work for
anybody else.