in reply to 64 bit pointer to string

Just to wrap it up: The pointer needs to be 64bit aligned. 

  $tocentry=pack "CCCCxxxxP", $CDROM_MSF,0,$size_hi,$size_lo,$toc;

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This works. This one is cooler: 

  $tocentry=pack "CCCCx![P]P", $CDROM_MSF,0,$size_hi,$size_lo,$toc;

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but just works with perl >=5.8.0.

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Re: Re: 64 bit pointer to string
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 07, 2003 at 20:10 UTC

    Thanks for coming back with the solution, it'll stand as a pointer for those that come after.

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