long f (w) char *w; { long k, i, c = 0, x; char *p = (char*) &x; for (i = 0; i < 1; i++) { for (k = 0; k < sizeof (long); k++) p[k] = w[k]; c += x; } return c; } main () { int i; char a[sizeof (long)]; for (i = sizeof (long); --i >= 0;) a[i] = ' '; if (f (a) != ~0UL / (unsigned char) ~0 * ' ') abort (); exit (0); }