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Fix rendering of repr(C)

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Fixes #151
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Philipp Oppermann
2016-05-02 15:03:24 +02:00
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@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ struct Buffer {
chars: [[ScreenChar; BUFFER_WIDTH]; BUFFER_HEIGHT],
}
```
Since the field ordering in default structs is undefined in Rust, we need the [repr(C)] attribute. It guarantees that the struct's fields are laid out exactly like in a C struct and thus guarantees the correct field ordering.
Since the field ordering in default structs is undefined in Rust, we need the [repr(C\)] attribute. It guarantees that the struct's fields are laid out exactly like in a C struct and thus guarantees the correct field ordering.
[repr(C)]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nomicon/other-reprs.html#reprc
[repr(C\)]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nomicon/other-reprs.html#reprc
To actually write to screen, we now create a writer type: