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Force #[repr(C)] layout to guarantee same offset of union fields. (#268)

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https://rust-lang.github.io/unsafe-code-guidelines/layout/unions.html
points out that

    > [...] the default layout of Rust unions is, in general,
    > unspecified.
    >
    > That is, there are no general guarantees about the offset of the
    > fields, whether all fields have the same offset, what the call ABI
    > of the union is, etc.

This commit explicitly asks for `#[repr(C)]` layout to guarantee
that both fields have the same offeset.
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@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ macro_rules! transmute {
// since the compiler hedges that the type being borrowed could have interior mutability. // since the compiler hedges that the type being borrowed could have interior mutability.
($srcty:ty; $dstty:ty; $val:expr) => { ($srcty:ty; $dstty:ty; $val:expr) => {
{ {
#[repr(C)]
union Transmute<A, B> { union Transmute<A, B> {
src: ::core::mem::ManuallyDrop<A>, src: ::core::mem::ManuallyDrop<A>,
dst: ::core::mem::ManuallyDrop<B>, dst: ::core::mem::ManuallyDrop<B>,