Hi,

> 3. From my experience with gcc on powerpc, gcc handles
> large unaligned load/stores correctly by splitting
> them (sometimes unnecessary), but the code remains
> correct and in working order.

Just as a counter example, on SUN, unaligned load stores
just crash. Reliably and every time, no matter what compiler
you use. Just try compiling and running somthing like
  int f(){char a[5]; return htonl((int*)(a+1));}
on such a machine if you don't believe it.

        Regards,
                Stefan


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