Newsgroups: news.software.b
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: compiler error?
Message-ID: <1989Jun30.204822.2821@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1989Jun29.010600.6802@intacc.uucp>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 89 20:48:22 GMT

In article <1989Jun29.010600.6802@intacc.uucp> mann@intacc.UUCP (Jeff Mann) writes:
>	"hdrdefs.c", line 49: compiler error:
>	expression causes compiler loop: try simplifying
>
>...and offsetof is defined:
>
>#define offsetof(type, mem) ((char *)&((type *)NULL)->mem - (char *)NULL)
>
>- Any advice?

Well, you might try simplifying offsetof to

#define offsetof(type, mem) ((int)&((type *)NULL)->mem)

but it's not guaranteed.  A complaint to Microport about their defective
compiler is probably also a good idea.
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