On portable C programming (was: libraw1394 struct layouts...)

[VirginSnow at vfemail.net]

> From: Jim Kuzdrall <gnhlug at intrel.com>
> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:33:33 -0500

>     My outline over-complicated the solution - no pointer array is 
> needed.  If the addresses of the structs are be obtained from the 
> kernel while it is running, the data can be sent to or taken from them 
> to an external "universal" format.  At the very worst, this would 
> require a compile header which allocates extern pointers equated to the 
> run-time struct addresses.  The translation functions can be compiled 

I have to admit I don't understand how this is supposed to work.  You
haven't posted any URLs or project names for me to Google. :)

What would it take to apply these techniques to a real, existing
project... for example libraw1394?