From:	"Alex Oleynikov" <alex AT compuweigh DOT com>
To:	<djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	RE: Mapping a data structure into DOS memory space
Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:20:33 -0500
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>How about this:


>#include <stdio.h> /* printf() */
>#include <sys/nearptr.h> /* __djgpp_conventional_base,
__djgpp_nearptr_enable() */
>#include <crt0.h> /* crtNNN */

>typedef unsigned char   u8;
>typedef unsigned short  u16;
>typedef unsigned long   u32;

>struct nvram_struct
>{
>        volatile u8 byte        __attribute__((packed));
>       volatile u16 word       __attribute__((packed));
>        volatile u32 dword      __attribute__((packed));
>};

Thanks, Chris
Actually, this is the most appropriate way to do it.

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