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Article #445RE: Locking down a structure in C
From: Yaacov Fenster 882-3153 17-Nov-1...
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:48
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:48
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> Here's another Open VMS Alpha AXP internals C question...
>
> I'm converting some MACRO to C, and am changing $DEFINI type
> blocks of code to structures...and some of these need locking down, eg.
>
<Deleted>
> range: .long zzzdat
> .long zzzdat + zzz$k_len
>
> $lkwset_s inadr = range
>
>
> Now, I'm trying to use a structure...
>
> static struct
> {
> int l_zeep
> int l_zap
> int l_zip
> } zzz ;
>
> What would be the "best" way to "calculate" the address of the ends of
> structures to place in a range array for calling sys$lkwset?
>
void *range[2] = {&zzz,&zzz+1};
/* The +1 in C address arithmetic is really +1*(sizeof object pointing to) */
This compiles and gives the correct answer under DEC C.
> Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
> Control-G Consultants
> gleason@mwk.uucp
>
Yaacov
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