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From:
Steffen Mueller
Date:
May 1, 2013 16:53
Subject:
pack() for producing C structs (Was: Re: How on earth did we manageto break pack() so badly?)
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5181487C.4070004@steffen-mueller.net
[side-track]

On 05/01/2013 06:44 PM, demerphq wrote:
> My understanding of pack()s original intention was to allow one to
> construct C structures in Perl. As such introduces a change which
> basically means one cannot safely put a string into a C structure
> without the possibility of the entire structure being corrupted by
> doing so doesn't make sense.

In all fairness, if you use pack to do that, you'll be writing VERY 
unportable code due to alignment, padding and friends. But don't listen 
to me: Have a look at the docs for Convert::Binary::C. Marcus knows a 
lot better than I do.

--Steffen
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