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-rw-r--r--pb.h11
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index ccbf0a4d..8018bdb9 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ __BIG_ENDIAN__ Set this if your platform stores integers and
floats in big-endian format. Mixed-endian
systems (different layout for ints and floats)
are currently not supported.
+PB_NO_PACKED_STRUCTS Disable packed structs. Increases RAM usage but
+ is necessary on some platforms that do not
+ support unaligned memory access.
PB_ENABLE_MALLOC Set this to enable dynamic allocation support
in the decoder.
PB_MAX_REQUIRED_FIELDS Maximum number of required fields to check for
diff --git a/pb.h b/pb.h
index 2582e250..b8a957ae 100644
--- a/pb.h
+++ b/pb.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
* stores the most-significant byte first. */
/* #define __BIG_ENDIAN__ 1 */
+/* Define this if your CPU / compiler combination does not support
+ * unaligned memory access to packed structures. */
+/* #define PB_NO_PACKED_STRUCTS 1 */
+
/* Increase the number of required fields that are tracked.
* A compiler warning will tell if you need this. */
/* #define PB_MAX_REQUIRED_FIELDS 256 */
@@ -75,7 +79,12 @@
/* Macro for defining packed structures (compiler dependent).
* This just reduces memory requirements, but is not required.
*/
-#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#if defined(PB_NO_PACKED_STRUCTS)
+ /* Disable struct packing */
+# define PB_PACKED_STRUCT_START
+# define PB_PACKED_STRUCT_END
+# define pb_packed
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
/* For GCC and clang */
# define PB_PACKED_STRUCT_START
# define PB_PACKED_STRUCT_END