# std.Io: handle packed structs better · gitcafe/zig

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Requested revision: deb9f3e88ff309da542f4fd5063f1f1a05cae27d

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Commit: deb9f3e88ff309da542f4fd5063f1f1a05cae27d

Tree: eb3ac0c2bad28e850926f477c99df9fc898792df

Author: Andrew Kelley

Committer: Andrew Kelley

## Message

```
std.Io: handle packed structs better

Rather than having the endian-suffixed functions be the preferred ones
the unsuffixed ones are the preferred ones and the tricky functions get
a special suffix.

Makes packed structs read and written the same as integers.

closes #12960

```

## Parents

- [34d7cf075e831c2f2a078f85513401c8559748cf](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zig/commit/34d7cf075e831c2f2a078f85513401c8559748cf?format=markdown)

[Source at this commit](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zig/tree/deb9f3e88ff309da542f4fd5063f1f1a05cae27d?format=markdown)