It's true that types has something to do with it, but the main issue is padding. While I can keep the same type (i.e. uint8_t), it's the padding following uint8

It's true that types has something to do with it, but the main issue is padding. While I can keep the same type (i.e. uint8_t), it's the padding following uint8_t var[3] that may vary according on packing options when compiling. http://www.catb.org/esr/structure-packing/#_structure_alignment_and_padding http://www.catb.org/esr/structure-packing/#_structure_alignm...