/* memory alignment
 *
 *
 * output on a sparc-based machine (accesses must be aligned)
 *
 * processor type:
 * sparc
 *
 * address of c = 0x00020820
 * value of i = 0x01234567
 * Bus error (core dumped)
 *
 *
 * output on an intel-based machine (unaligned accesses allowed)
 *   (note also that this is little-endian)
 *
 * processor type:
 * i386
 *
 * address of c = 0x0806099c
 * value of i = 0x67452301
 * value of i = 0xab896745
 *
 */

#include<stdio.h>

char c[8] = { 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,  0x67,  0x89,  0xab, 0xcd, 0 };

int main(void){
  int i;

  printf("processor type:\n"); fflush(NULL);
  system("uname -p");
  printf("\n");

  printf("address of c = 0x%08x\n",c); fflush(NULL);

  i = *((int *) &c[0]);
  printf("value of i = 0x%08x\n",i); fflush(NULL);

  i = *((int *) &c[2]);
  printf("value of i = 0x%08x\n",i);
}