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- /* @(#)must_align.c 10.2 3/11/94 03:06:18 */
- /*
- * must_align - determine if longs must be aligned
- *
- * This file was written by:
- *
- * Landon Curt Noll (chongo@toad.com) chongo <was here> /\../\
- *
- * This code has been placed in the public domain. Please do not
- * copyright this code.
- *
- * LANDON CURT NOLL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
- * THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER-
- * CHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL LANDON CURT
- * NOLL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF
- * USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
- * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
-
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <signal.h>
-
- void buserr(); /* catch alignment errors */
-
- main()
- {
- char byte[2*sizeof(unsigned long)]; /* mis-alignment buffer */
- unsigned long *p; /* mis-alignment pointer */
- int i;
-
- #if !defined(MUST_ALIGN)
- /* setup to catch alignment bus errors */
- signal(SIGBUS, buserr);
- signal(SIGSEGV, buserr); /* some systems will generate SEGV instead! */
-
- /* mis-align our long fetches */
- for (i=0; i < sizeof(long); ++i) {
- p = (unsigned long *)(byte+i);
- *p = i;
- *p += 1;
- }
-
- /* if we got here, then we can mis-align longs */
- printf("#undef MUST_ALIGN\n");
-
- #else
- /* force alignment */
- printf("#define MUST_ALIGN\n");
- #endif
- exit(0);
- }
-
-
- /*
- * buserr - catch an alignment error
- */
- void
- buserr()
- {
- /* alignment is required */
- printf("#define MUST_ALIGN\n");
- exit(0);
- }
-