> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:48:53 +0100 > From: Andrew STUBBS <andrew.stubbs@st.com> > Cc: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com > > Is there any reason for using a union here? The reason is that the code should be clean and self-explanatory. Using the same variable for storing two utterly different objects is IMHO The Mother Of Unclean Code.