So long as you're willing to document exactly how your compiler packs those structs into memory, and your bytestream, go for it. But don't come crying to me whe

So long as you're willing to document exactly how your compiler packs those structs into memory, and your bytestream, go for it. But don't come crying to me when you upgrade compiler versions or switch compilers or add fields to your struct and the rules change on you. I'm going to hold you to your earlier requirements.