[Expat-discuss] Re: Data misalignment on PocketPC platform

[Chris Percival]

>> I have compiled Expat to run on a PocketPC device with an ARM processor
>> (with the XML_UNICODE #def).  However certain bits of code can produce a
>> Datatype Misalignment exception, for example line 317 of xmltok.c (*to++
=
>> *from++;), as I guess the processor can't do that operation if the
address
>> is not word aligned?
>>
>> So my options are:
>>
>> 1. To find a version that has this fixed (or fix it myself using the
>> __unaligned macro maybe?).
>> or
>> 2. To not use the XML_UNICODE #def and hope the problem goes away (and do
>> the unicode to ascii conversion myself).
>>
>
> Which version are you using?
> The XML_UNICODE def does not work in the current release 1.95.2.
> A fix has been checked in - you need expat.h rev. >= 1.16, and
> xmlparse.c rev. >= 1.29.
>
> Karl

Unfortunatly, although using these files fixed the problem in a debug build
the problem still exists in a release build.  So, back to my origional
request.  Anybody got any more thoughts?  Anybody else built for an ARM
processor?  Anybody else get these problems?

Chris