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Re: Second attempt ncx.c, "_CRAY*" defines.



> Getting there...
>
> "make test" in ./libsrc/ gave this:
> (... Success)

> nc_test:
> ...
> *** Testing ncrecput ...        ***
>       test_ncrecput: bad values written by partial recput
> *** test_ncrecput: bad values written by empty recput
> FAILED! ***

Can't tell what this problem is yet.


> *** Testing ncattget ...        ***
>       test_ncattget: ncattget got bad values in define mode
> ***    cdfid=203523, varname=bb, attname=valid_range, type=5, len=2
> should have got:   0, 100
>     instead got:   5.87747e-39, 100
> *** test_ncattget: ncattget got bad values in data mode
> ***    cdfid=203523, varname=bb, attname=valid_range, type=5, len=2
> should have got:   0, 100
>     instead got:   5.87747e-39, 100
> FAILED! ***

I thought this might happen. I need to special case a float get of zero.
fix at end.

> "make nc_test" gave:
> =========================
> ...
> *** Testing nc_get_var1_uchar ... Floating exception (core dumped)
> =========================

This is the same probably the same problem as in t_ncx.
Let's fix the get of zero problem, and go from there.

As before, replace libsrc/ncx.c with the attachment, `make test_ncx`, and
so on.  I would suggest adding '-g' to the CFLAGS macro in
netcdf/src/macros.make prior to the build, so we can track down the core dump
more accurately.


> I think I asked this before....should I have been using a CPPFLAGS all
> along here that has one or more "define" flags set for CRAY (eg,
> -D_CRAY, -D_CRAY1, or -D__CRAYIEEE)?  Or does the configure process
> handle this somehow?

The compiler defines these as appropriate. (ANSI says that the compiler "owns"
preprocesser directives beginning with "_".)

-glenn


/* Do not edit this file. It is produced from the corresponding .m4 source */
/*
 *      Copyright 1996, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
 *      See netcdf/COPYRIGHT file for copying and redistribution conditions.
 *      
 *      This file contains some routines derived from code
 *      which is copyrighted by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 *      The "#ifdef vax" versions of
 *               ncx_put_float_float()
 *               ncx_get_float_float()
 *               ncx_put_double_double()
 *               ncx_get_double_double()
 *               ncx_putn_float_float()
 *               ncx_getn_float_float()
 *               ncx_putn_double_double()
 *               ncx_getn_double_double()
 *      are derived from xdr_float() and xdr_double() routines
 *      in the freely available, copyrighted Sun RPCSRC 3.9
 *      distribution, xdr_float.c.
 *      Our "value added" is that these are always memory to memory,
 *      they handle IEEE subnormals properly, and their "n" versions
 *      operate speedily on arrays.
 */
/* $Id: ncx.m4,v 2.27 1996/11/18 23:22:06 steve Exp $ */

/*
 * An external data representation interface.
 */

#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <limits.h>
/* alias poorly named limits.h macros */
#define  SHORT_MAX  SHRT_MAX
#define  SHORT_MIN  SHRT_MIN
#define USHORT_MAX USHRT_MAX
#include <float.h>
#ifndef FLT_MAX /* This POSIX macro missing on some systems */
# ifndef NO_IEEE_FLOAT
# define FLT_MAX 3.40282347E+38F
# else
# error "You will need to define FLT_MAX"
# endif
#endif
#include <stdio.h>      /* needed by some <assert.h>s */
#include <assert.h>
#include "ncx.h"

static const char nada[X_ALIGN] = {0, 0, 0, 0};

#ifndef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
/* LITTLE_ENDIAN: DEC and intel */
/*
 * Routines to convert to BIGENDIAN.
 * Optimize the swapn?b() and swap?b() routines aggressivly.
 */

#define SWAP2(a) ( (((a) & 0xff) << 8) | \
                (((a) >> 8) & 0xff) )

#define SWAP4(a) ( ((a) << 24) | \
                (((a) <<  8) & 0x00ff0000) | \
                (((a) >>  8) & 0x0000ff00) | \
                (((a) >> 24) & 0x000000ff) )

static void
swapn2b(void *dst, const void *src, size_t nn)
{
        char *op = dst;
        const char *ip = src;
        while(nn-- != 0)
        {
                *op++ = *(++ip);
                *op++ = *(ip++ -1);
        }
}

# ifndef vax
static void
swap4b(void *dst, const void *src)
{
        char *op = dst;
        const char *ip = src;
        op[0] = ip[3];
        op[1] = ip[2];
        op[2] = ip[1];
        op[3] = ip[0];
}
# endif /* !vax */

static void
swapn4b(void *dst, const void *src, size_t nn)
{
        char *op = dst;
        const char *ip = src;
        while(nn-- != 0)
        {
                op[0] = ip[3];
                op[1] = ip[2];
                op[2] = ip[1];
                op[3] = ip[0];
                op += 4;
                ip += 4;
        }
}

# ifndef vax
static void
swap8b(void *dst, const void *src)
{
        char *op = dst;
        const char *ip = src;
        op[0] = ip[7];
        op[1] = ip[6];
        op[2] = ip[5];
        op[3] = ip[4];
        op[4] = ip[3];
        op[5] = ip[2];
        op[6] = ip[1];
        op[7] = ip[0];
}
# endif /* !vax */

# ifndef vax
static void
swapn8b(void *dst, const void *src, size_t nn)
{
        char *op = dst;
        const char *ip = src;
        while(nn-- != 0)
        {
                op[0] = ip[7];
                op[1] = ip[6];
                op[2] = ip[5];
                op[3] = ip[4];
                op[4] = ip[3];
                op[5] = ip[2];
                op[6] = ip[1];
                op[7] = ip[0];
                op += 8;
                ip += 8;
        }
}
# endif /* !vax */

#endif /* LITTLE_ENDIAN */


/*
 * Primitive numeric conversion functions.
 */

/* x_schar */

 /* We don't implement and x_schar primitives. */


/* x_short */

#if SHORT_MAX == X_SHORT_MAX
typedef short ix_short;
#define SIZEOF_IX_SHORT SIZEOF_SHORT
#define IX_SHORT_MAX SHORT_MAX
#elif INT_MAX >= X_SHORT_MAX
typedef int ix_short;
#define SIZEOF_IX_SHORT SIZEOF_INT
#define IX_SHORT_MAX INT_MAX
#elif LONG_MAX >= X_SHORT_MAX
typedef long ix_short;
#define SIZEOF_IX_SHORT SIZEOF_LONG
#define IX_SHORT_MAX LONG_MAX
#else
#error "ix_short implementation"
#endif

static void
get_ix_short(const void *xp, ix_short *ip)
{
        const uchar *cp = xp;
        *ip = *cp++ << 8;
#if SIZEOF_IX_SHORT > X_SIZEOF_SHORT
        if(*ip & 0x8000)
        {
                /* extern is negative */
                *ip |= (~(0xffff)); /* N.B. Assumes "twos complement" */
        }
#endif
        *ip |= *cp; 
}

static void
put_ix_short(void *xp, const ix_short *ip)
{
        uchar *cp = xp;
        *cp++ = (*ip) >> 8;
        *cp = (*ip) & 0xff;
}


int
ncx_get_short_schar(const void *xp, schar *ip)
{
        ix_short xx;
        get_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        if(xx > SCHAR_MAX || xx < SCHAR_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_short_uchar(const void *xp, uchar *ip)
{
        ix_short xx;
        get_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        if(xx > UCHAR_MAX || xx < 0)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_short_short(const void *xp, short *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_SHORT == SIZEOF_SHORT && IX_SHORT_MAX == SHORT_MAX
        get_ix_short(xp, (ix_short *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_short xx;
        get_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
#   if IX_SHORT_MAX > SHORT_MAX
        if(xx > SHORT_MAX || xx < SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#   endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_get_short_int(const void *xp, int *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_SHORT == SIZEOF_INT && IX_SHORT_MAX == INT_MAX
        get_ix_short(xp, (ix_short *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_short xx;
        get_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
#   if IX_SHORT_MAX > INT_MAX
        if(xx > INT_MAX || xx < INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#   endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_get_short_long(const void *xp, long *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_SHORT == SIZEOF_LONG && IX_SHORT_MAX == LONG_MAX
        get_ix_short(xp, (ix_short *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        /* assert(LONG_MAX >= X_SHORT_MAX); */
        ix_short xx;
        get_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_get_short_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{
        ix_short xx;
        get_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
#if 0   /* TODO: determine when necessary */
        if(xx > FLT_MAX || xx < (-FLT_MAX))
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_short_double(const void *xp, double *ip)
{
        /* assert(DBL_MAX >= X_SHORT_MAX); */
        ix_short xx;
        get_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_short_schar(void *xp, const schar *ip)
{
        uchar *cp = xp;
        if(*ip & 0x80)
                *cp++ = 0xff;
        else
                *cp++ = 0;
        *cp = (uchar)*ip;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_short_uchar(void *xp, const uchar *ip)
{
        uchar *cp = xp;
        *cp++ = 0;
        *cp = *ip;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_short_short(void *xp, const short *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_SHORT == SIZEOF_SHORT && X_SHORT_MAX == SHORT_MAX
        put_ix_short(xp, (const ix_short *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_short xx = (ix_short)*ip;
        put_ix_short(xp, &xx);
# if X_SHORT_MAX < SHORT_MAX
        if(*ip > X_SHORT_MAX || *ip < X_SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
# endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_put_short_int(void *xp, const int *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_SHORT == SIZEOF_INT && X_SHORT_MAX == INT_MAX
        put_ix_short(xp, (const ix_short *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_short xx = (ix_short)*ip;
        put_ix_short(xp, &xx);
# if X_SHORT_MAX < INT_MAX
        if(*ip > X_SHORT_MAX || *ip < X_SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
# endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_put_short_long(void *xp, const long *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_SHORT == SIZEOF_LONG && X_SHORT_MAX == LONG_MAX
        put_ix_short(xp, (const ix_short *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_short xx = (ix_short)*ip;
        put_ix_short(xp, &xx);
# if X_SHORT_MAX < LONG_MAX
        if(*ip > X_SHORT_MAX || *ip < X_SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
# endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_put_short_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
        ix_short xx = *ip;
        put_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        if(*ip > X_SHORT_MAX || *ip < X_SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_short_double(void *xp, const double *ip)
{
        ix_short xx = *ip;
        put_ix_short(xp, &xx);
        if(*ip > X_SHORT_MAX || *ip < X_SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

/* x_int */

#if SHORT_MAX == X_INT_MAX
typedef short ix_int;
#define SIZEOF_IX_INT SIZEOF_SHORT
#define IX_INT_MAX SHORT_MAX
#elif INT_MAX  >= X_INT_MAX
typedef int ix_int;
#define SIZEOF_IX_INT SIZEOF_INT
#define IX_INT_MAX INT_MAX
#elif LONG_MAX  >= X_INT_MAX
typedef long ix_int;
#define SIZEOF_IX_INT SIZEOF_LONG
#define IX_INT_MAX LONG_MAX
#else
#error "ix_int implementation"
#endif


static void
get_ix_int(const void *xp, ix_int *ip)
{
        const uchar *cp = xp;

        *ip = *cp++ << 24;
#if SIZEOF_IX_INT > X_SIZEOF_INT
        if(*ip & 0x80000000)
        {
                /* extern is negative */
                *ip |= (~(0xffffffff)); /* N.B. Assumes "twos complement" */
        }
#endif
        *ip |= (*cp++ << 16);
        *ip |= (*cp++ << 8);
        *ip |= *cp; 
}

static void
put_ix_int(void *xp, const ix_int *ip)
{
        uchar *cp = xp;

        *cp++ = (*ip) >> 24;
        *cp++ = ((*ip) & 0x00ff0000) >> 16;
        *cp++ = ((*ip) & 0x0000ff00) >>  8;
        *cp   = ((*ip) & 0x000000ff);
}


int
ncx_get_int_schar(const void *xp, schar *ip)
{
        ix_int xx;
        get_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        if(xx > SCHAR_MAX || xx < SCHAR_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_int_uchar(const void *xp, uchar *ip)
{
        ix_int xx;
        get_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        if(xx > UCHAR_MAX || xx < 0)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_int_short(const void *xp, short *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_INT == SIZEOF_SHORT && IX_INT_MAX == SHORT_MAX
        get_ix_int(xp, (ix_int *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_int xx;
        get_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
#  if IX_INT_MAX > SHORT_MAX
        if(xx > SHORT_MAX || xx < SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#  endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_get_int_int(const void *xp, int *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_INT == SIZEOF_INT && IX_INT_MAX == INT_MAX
        get_ix_int(xp, (ix_int *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_int xx;
        get_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
#  if IX_INT_MAX > INT_MAX
        if(xx > INT_MAX || xx < INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#  endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_get_int_long(const void *xp, long *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_INT == SIZEOF_LONG && IX_INT_MAX == LONG_MAX
        get_ix_int(xp, (ix_int *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_int xx;
        get_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
#  if IX_INT_MAX > LONG_MAX     /* unlikely */
        if(xx > LONG_MAX || xx < LONG_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#  endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_get_int_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{
        ix_int xx;
        get_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
#if 0   /* TODO: determine when necessary */
        if(xx > FLT_MAX || xx < (-FLT_MAX))
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_int_double(const void *xp, double *ip)
{
        /* assert((DBL_MAX >= X_INT_MAX); */
        ix_int xx;
        get_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_int_schar(void *xp, const schar *ip)
{
        uchar *cp = xp;
        if(*ip & 0x80)
        {
                *cp++ = 0xff;
                *cp++ = 0xff;
                *cp++ = 0xff;
        }
        else
        {
                *cp++ = 0x00;
                *cp++ = 0x00;
                *cp++ = 0x00;
        }
        *cp = (uchar)*ip;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_int_uchar(void *xp, const uchar *ip)
{
        uchar *cp = xp;
        *cp++ = 0x00;
        *cp++ = 0x00;
        *cp++ = 0x00;
        *cp   = *ip;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_int_short(void *xp, const short *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_INT == SIZEOF_SHORT && IX_INT_MAX == SHORT_MAX
        put_ix_int(xp, (ix_int *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_int xx = (ix_int)(*ip);
        put_ix_int(xp, &xx);
#   if IX_INT_MAX < SHORT_MAX
        if(*ip > X_INT_MAX || *ip < X_INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#   endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_put_int_int(void *xp, const int *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_INT == SIZEOF_INT && IX_INT_MAX == INT_MAX
        put_ix_int(xp, (ix_int *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_int xx = (ix_int)(*ip);
        put_ix_int(xp, &xx);
#   if IX_INT_MAX < INT_MAX
        if(*ip > X_INT_MAX || *ip < X_INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#   endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_put_int_long(void *xp, const long *ip)
{
#if SIZEOF_IX_INT == SIZEOF_LONG && IX_INT_MAX == LONG_MAX
        put_ix_int(xp, (ix_int *)ip);
        return ENOERR;
#else
        ix_int xx = (ix_int)(*ip);
        put_ix_int(xp, &xx);
#   if IX_INT_MAX < LONG_MAX
        if(*ip > X_INT_MAX || *ip < X_INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#   endif
        return ENOERR;
#endif
}

int
ncx_put_int_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
        ix_int xx = (ix_int)(*ip);
        put_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        if(*ip > (double)X_INT_MAX || *ip < (double)X_INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_int_double(void *xp, const double *ip)
{
        ix_int xx = (ix_int)(*ip);
        put_ix_int(xp, &xx);
        if(*ip > X_INT_MAX || *ip < X_INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}
 

/* x_float */

#if X_SIZEOF_FLOAT == SIZEOF_FLOAT && !defined(NO_IEEE_FLOAT)

static void
get_ix_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{
#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(ip, xp, sizeof(float));
#else
        swap4b(ip, xp);
#endif
}

static void
put_ix_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(xp, ip, X_SIZEOF_FLOAT);
#else
        swap4b(xp, ip);
#endif
}

#elif vax

/* What IEEE single precision floating point looks like on a Vax */
struct  ieee_single {
        unsigned int    exp_hi       : 7;
        unsigned int    sign         : 1;
        unsigned int    mant_hi      : 7;
        unsigned int    exp_lo       : 1;
        unsigned int    mant_lo_hi   : 8;
        unsigned int    mant_lo_lo   : 8;
};

/* Vax single precision floating point */
struct  vax_single {
        unsigned int    mantissa1 : 7;
        unsigned int    exp       : 8;
        unsigned int    sign      : 1;
        unsigned int    mantissa2 : 16;
};

#define VAX_SNG_BIAS    0x81
#define IEEE_SNG_BIAS   0x7f

static struct sgl_limits {
        struct vax_single s;
        struct ieee_single ieee;
} max = {
        { 0x7f, 0xff, 0x0, 0xffff },    /* Max Vax */
        { 0x7f, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0 }               /* Max IEEE */
};
static struct sgl_limits min = {
        { 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 }, /* Min Vax */
        { 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 }                /* Min IEEE */
};

static void
get_ix_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{
                struct vax_single *const vsp = (struct vax_single *) ip;
                const struct ieee_single *const isp =
                         (const struct ieee_single *) xp;
                unsigned exp = isp->exp_hi << 1 | isp->exp_lo;

                switch(exp) {
                case 0 :
                        /* ieee subnormal */
                        if(isp->mant_hi == min.ieee.mant_hi
                                && isp->mant_lo_hi == min.ieee.mant_lo_hi
                                && isp->mant_lo_lo == min.ieee.mant_lo_lo)
                        {
                                *vsp = min.s;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                unsigned mantissa = (isp->mant_hi << 16)
                                         | isp->mant_lo_hi << 8
                                         | isp->mant_lo_lo;
                                unsigned tmp = mantissa >> 20;
                                if(tmp >= 4) {
                                        vsp->exp = 2;
                                } else if (tmp >= 2) {
                                        vsp->exp = 1;
                                } else {
                                        *vsp = min.s;
                                        break;
                                } /* else */
                                tmp = mantissa - (1 << (20 + vsp->exp ));
                                tmp <<= 3 - vsp->exp;
                                vsp->mantissa2 = tmp;
                                vsp->mantissa1 = (tmp >> 16);
                        }
                        break;
                case 0xfe :
                case 0xff :
                        *vsp = max.s;
                        break;
                default :
                        vsp->exp = exp - IEEE_SNG_BIAS + VAX_SNG_BIAS;
                        vsp->mantissa2 = isp->mant_lo_hi << 8 | isp->mant_lo_lo;
                        vsp->mantissa1 = isp->mant_hi;
                }

                vsp->sign = isp->sign;

}


static void
put_ix_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
                const struct vax_single *const vsp =
                         (const struct vax_single *)ip;
                struct ieee_single *const isp = (struct ieee_single *) xp;

                switch(vsp->exp){
                case 0 :
                        /* all vax float with zero exponent map to zero */
                        *isp = min.ieee;
                        break;
                case 2 :
                case 1 :
                {
                        /* These will map to subnormals */
                        unsigned mantissa = (vsp->mantissa1 << 16)
                                         | vsp->mantissa2;
                        mantissa >>= 3 - vsp->exp;
                        mantissa += (1 << (20 + vsp->exp));
                        isp->mant_lo_lo = mantissa;
                        isp->mant_lo_hi = mantissa >> 8;
                        isp->mant_hi = mantissa >> 16;
                        isp->exp_lo = 0;
                        isp->exp_hi = 0;
                }
                        break;
                case 0xff : /* max.s.exp */
                        if( vsp->mantissa2 == max.s.mantissa2
                                && vsp->mantissa1 == max.s.mantissa1)
                        {
                                /* map largest vax float to ieee infinity */
                                *isp = max.ieee;
                                break;
                        } /* else, fall thru */
                default :
                {
                        unsigned exp = vsp->exp - VAX_SNG_BIAS + IEEE_SNG_BIAS;
                        isp->exp_hi = exp >> 1;
                        isp->exp_lo = exp;
                        isp->mant_lo_lo = vsp->mantissa2;
                        isp->mant_lo_hi = vsp->mantissa2 >> 8;
                        isp->mant_hi = vsp->mantissa1;
                }
                }

                isp->sign = vsp->sign;

}

        /* vax */
#elif defined(_CRAY)

/*
 * Return the number of bytes until the next "word" boundary
 * N.B. This is based on the very wierd YMP address structure,
 * which puts the address within a word in the leftmost 3 bits
 * of the address.
 */
static size_t
word_align(const void *vp)
{
        const size_t rem = ((size_t)vp >> (64 - 3)) & 0x7;
        return (rem != 0);
}

struct ieee_single_hi {
        unsigned int    sign    : 1;
        unsigned int     exp    : 8;
        unsigned int    mant    :23;
        unsigned int    pad     :32;
};
typedef struct ieee_single_hi ieee_single_hi;

struct ieee_single_lo {
        unsigned int    pad     :32;
        unsigned int    sign    : 1;
        unsigned int     exp    : 8;
        unsigned int    mant    :23;
};
typedef struct ieee_single_lo ieee_single_lo;

static const int ieee_single_bias = 0x7f;

struct ieee_double {
        unsigned int    sign    : 1;
        unsigned int     exp    :11;
        unsigned int    mant    :52;
};
typedef struct ieee_double ieee_double;

static const int ieee_double_bias = 0x3ff;

#if defined(NO_IEEE_FLOAT)

struct cray_single {
        unsigned int    sign    : 1;
        unsigned int     exp    :15;
        unsigned int    mant    :48;
};
typedef struct cray_single cray_single;

static const int cs_ieis_bias = 0x4000 - 0x7f;

static const int cs_id_bias = 0x4000 - 0x3ff;


static void
get_ix_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{

        if(word_align(xp) == 0)
        {
                const ieee_single_hi *isp = (const ieee_single_hi *) xp;
                cray_single *csp = (cray_single *) ip;

                if(isp->exp == 0)
                {
                        /* ieee subnormal */
                        *ip = (double)isp->mant;
                        if(isp->mant != 0)
                        {
                                csp->exp -= (ieee_single_bias + 22);
                        }
                }
                else
                {
                        csp->exp  = isp->exp + cs_ieis_bias + 1;
                        csp->mant = isp->mant << (48 - 1 - 23);
                        csp->mant |= (1 << (48 - 1));
                }
                csp->sign = isp->sign;


        }
        else
        {
                const ieee_single_lo *isp = (const ieee_single_lo *) xp;
                cray_single *csp = (cray_single *) ip;

                if(isp->exp == 0)
                {
                        /* ieee subnormal */
                        *ip = (double)isp->mant;
                        if(isp->mant != 0)
                        {
                                csp->exp -= (ieee_single_bias + 22);
                        }
                }
                else
                {
                        csp->exp  = isp->exp + cs_ieis_bias + 1;
                        csp->mant = isp->mant << (48 - 1 - 23);
                        csp->mant |= (1 << (48 - 1));
                }
                csp->sign = isp->sign;


        }
}

static void
put_ix_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
        if(word_align(xp) == 0)
        {
                ieee_single_hi *isp = (ieee_single_hi*)xp;
        const cray_single *csp = (const cray_single *) ip;
        int ieee_exp = csp->exp - cs_ieis_bias -1;

        isp->sign = csp->sign;

        if(ieee_exp >= 0xff)
        {
                /* NC_ERANGE */
                isp->exp = 0xff;
                isp->mant = 0x0;
        }

        if(ieee_exp > 0)
        {
                /* normal ieee representation */
                isp->exp  = ieee_exp;
                /* assumes cray rep is in normal form */
                assert(csp->mant & 0x800000000000);
                isp->mant = (((csp->mant << 1) &
                                0xffffffffffff) >> (48 - 23));
        }
        else if(ieee_exp > -23)
        {
                /* ieee subnormal, right  */
                const int rshift = (48 - 23 - ieee_exp);

                isp->mant = csp->mant >> rshift;

#if 0
                if(csp->mant & (1 << (rshift -1)))
                {
                        /* round up */
                        isp->mant++;
                }
#endif

                isp->exp  = 0;
        }
        else
        {
                /* smaller than ieee can represent */
                isp->exp = 0;
                isp->mant = 0;
        }

        }
        else
        {
                ieee_single_lo *isp = (ieee_single_lo*)xp;
        const cray_single *csp = (const cray_single *) ip;
        int ieee_exp = csp->exp - cs_ieis_bias -1;

        isp->sign = csp->sign;

        if(ieee_exp >= 0xff)
        {
                /* NC_ERANGE */
                isp->exp = 0xff;
                isp->mant = 0x0;
        }

        if(ieee_exp > 0)
        {
                /* normal ieee representation */
                isp->exp  = ieee_exp;
                /* assumes cray rep is in normal form */
                assert(csp->mant & 0x800000000000);
                isp->mant = (((csp->mant << 1) &
                                0xffffffffffff) >> (48 - 23));
        }
        else if(ieee_exp > -23)
        {
                /* ieee subnormal, right  */
                const int rshift = (48 - 23 - ieee_exp);

                isp->mant = csp->mant >> rshift;

#if 0
                if(csp->mant & (1 << (rshift -1)))
                {
                        /* round up */
                        isp->mant++;
                }
#endif

                isp->exp  = 0;
        }
        else
        {
                /* smaller than ieee can represent */
                isp->exp = 0;
                isp->mant = 0;
        }

        }
}

#else
        /* IEEE Cray with only doubles */
static void
get_ix_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{

        ieee_double *idp = (ieee_double *) ip;

        if(word_align(xp) == 0)
        {
                const ieee_single_hi *isp = (const ieee_single_hi *) xp;
                if(isp->exp == 0 && isp->mant == 0)
                {
                        idp->exp = 0;
                        idp->mant = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                        idp->exp = isp->exp + (ieee_double_bias - 
ieee_single_bias);
                        idp->mant = isp->mant << (52 - 23);
                }
                idp->sign = isp->sign;
        }
        else
        {
                const ieee_single_lo *isp = (const ieee_single_lo *) xp;
                if(isp->exp == 0 && isp->mant == 0)
                {
                        idp->exp = 0;
                        idp->mant = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                        idp->exp = isp->exp + (ieee_double_bias - 
ieee_single_bias);
                        idp->mant = isp->mant << (52 - 23);
                }
                idp->sign = isp->sign;
        }
}

static void
put_ix_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
        const ieee_double *idp = (const ieee_double *) ip;
        if(word_align(xp) == 0)
        {
                ieee_single_hi *isp = (ieee_single_hi*)xp;
                if(idp->exp > (ieee_double_bias - ieee_single_bias))
                        isp->exp = idp->exp - (ieee_double_bias - 
ieee_single_bias);
                else
                        isp->exp = 0;
                isp->mant = idp->mant >> (52 - 23);
                isp->sign = idp->sign;
        }
        else
        {
                ieee_single_lo *isp = (ieee_single_lo*)xp;
                if(idp->exp > (ieee_double_bias - ieee_single_bias))
                        isp->exp = idp->exp - (ieee_double_bias - 
ieee_single_bias);
                else
                        isp->exp = 0;
                isp->mant = idp->mant >> (52 - 23);
                isp->sign = idp->sign;
        }
}
#endif

#else
#error "ix_float implementation"
#endif


int
ncx_get_float_schar(const void *xp, schar *ip)
{
        float xx;
        get_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (schar) xx;
        if(xx > SCHAR_MAX || xx < SCHAR_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_float_uchar(const void *xp, uchar *ip)
{
        float xx;
        get_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (uchar) xx;
        if(xx > UCHAR_MAX || xx < 0)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_float_short(const void *xp, short *ip)
{
        float xx;
        get_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (short) xx;
        if(xx > SHORT_MAX || xx < SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_float_int(const void *xp, int *ip)
{
        float xx;
        get_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (int) xx;
        if(xx > (double)INT_MAX || xx < (double)INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_float_long(const void *xp, long *ip)
{
        float xx;
        get_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (long) xx;
        if(xx > LONG_MAX || xx < LONG_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_float_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{
        /* TODO */
        get_ix_float(xp, ip);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_float_double(const void *xp, double *ip)
{
        /* TODO */
        float xx;
        get_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        *ip = xx;
        return ENOERR;
}


int
ncx_put_float_schar(void *xp, const schar *ip)
{
        float xx = (float) *ip;
        put_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_float_uchar(void *xp, const uchar *ip)
{
        float xx = (float) *ip;
        put_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_float_short(void *xp, const short *ip)
{
        float xx = (float) *ip;
        put_ix_float(xp, &xx);
#if 0   /* TODO: figure this out */
        if((float)(*ip) > X_FLOAT_MAX || (float)(*ip) < X_FLOAT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_float_int(void *xp, const int *ip)
{
        float xx = (float) *ip;
        put_ix_float(xp, &xx);
#if 1   /* TODO: figure this out */
        if((float)(*ip) > X_FLOAT_MAX || (float)(*ip) < X_FLOAT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_float_long(void *xp, const long *ip)
{
        float xx = (float) *ip;
        put_ix_float(xp, &xx);
#if 1   /* TODO: figure this out */
        if((float)(*ip) > X_FLOAT_MAX || (float)(*ip) < X_FLOAT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_float_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
        put_ix_float(xp, ip);
#ifdef NO_IEEE_FLOAT
        if(*ip > X_FLOAT_MAX || *ip < X_FLOAT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_float_double(void *xp, const double *ip)
{
        float xx = (float) *ip;
        put_ix_float(xp, &xx);
        if(*ip > X_FLOAT_MAX || *ip < X_FLOAT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

/* x_double */

#if X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE == SIZEOF_DOUBLE  && !defined(NO_IEEE_FLOAT)

static void
get_ix_double(const void *xp, double *ip)
{
#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(ip, xp, sizeof(double));
#else
        swap8b(ip, xp);
#endif
}

static void
put_ix_double(void *xp, const double *ip)
{
#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(xp, ip, X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE);
#else
        swap8b(xp, ip);
#endif
}

#elif vax

/* What IEEE double precision floating point looks like on a Vax */
struct  ieee_double {
        unsigned int    exp_hi   : 7;
        unsigned int    sign     : 1;
        unsigned int    mant_6   : 4;
        unsigned int    exp_lo   : 4;
        unsigned int    mant_5   : 8;
        unsigned int    mant_4   : 8;

        unsigned int    mant_lo  : 32;
};

/* Vax double precision floating point */
struct  vax_double {
        unsigned int    mantissa1 : 7;
        unsigned int    exp       : 8;
        unsigned int    sign      : 1;
        unsigned int    mantissa2 : 16;
        unsigned int    mantissa3 : 16;
        unsigned int    mantissa4 : 16;
};

#define VAX_DBL_BIAS    0x81
#define IEEE_DBL_BIAS   0x3ff
#define MASK(nbits)     ((1 << nbits) - 1)

static const struct dbl_limits {
        struct  vax_double d;
        struct  ieee_double ieee;
} dbl_limits[2] = {
        {{ 0x7f, 0xff, 0x0, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff },   /* Max Vax */
        { 0x7f, 0x0, 0x0, 0xf, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}}, /* Max IEEE */
        {{ 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0},               /* Min Vax */
        { 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}}, /* Min IEEE */
};


static void
get_ix_double(const void *xp, double *ip)
{
        struct vax_double *const vdp =
                         (struct vax_double *)ip;
        const struct ieee_double *const idp =
                         (const struct ieee_double *) xp;
        {
                const struct dbl_limits *lim;
                int ii;
                for (ii = 0, lim = dbl_limits;
                        ii < sizeof(dbl_limits)/sizeof(struct dbl_limits);
                        ii++, lim++)
                {
                        if ((idp->mant_lo == lim->ieee.mant_lo)
                                && (idp->mant_4 == lim->ieee.mant_4)
                                && (idp->mant_5 == lim->ieee.mant_5)
                                && (idp->mant_6 == lim->ieee.mant_6)
                                && (idp->exp_lo == lim->ieee.exp_lo)
                                && (idp->exp_hi == lim->ieee.exp_hi)
                                )
                        {
                                *vdp = lim->d;
                                goto doneit;
                        }
                }
        }
        {
                unsigned exp = idp->exp_hi << 4 | idp->exp_lo;
                vdp->exp = exp - IEEE_DBL_BIAS + VAX_DBL_BIAS;
        }
        {
                unsigned mant_hi = ((idp->mant_6 << 16)
                                 | (idp->mant_5 << 8)
                                 | idp->mant_4);
                unsigned mant_lo = SWAP4(idp->mant_lo);
                vdp->mantissa1 = (mant_hi >> 13);
                vdp->mantissa2 = ((mant_hi & MASK(13)) << 3)
                                | (mant_lo >> 29);
                vdp->mantissa3 = (mant_lo >> 13);
                vdp->mantissa4 = (mant_lo << 3);
        }
        doneit:
                vdp->sign = idp->sign;

}


static void
put_ix_double(void *xp, const double *ip)
{
        const struct vax_double *const vdp = 
                        (const struct vax_double *)ip;
        struct ieee_double *const idp =
                         (struct ieee_double *) xp;

        if ((vdp->mantissa4 > (dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa4 - 3)) &&
                (vdp->mantissa3 == dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa3) &&
                (vdp->mantissa2 == dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa2) &&
                (vdp->mantissa1 == dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa1) &&
                (vdp->exp == dbl_limits[0].d.exp))
        {
                *idp = dbl_limits[0].ieee;
                goto shipit;
        }
        if ((vdp->mantissa4 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa4) &&
                (vdp->mantissa3 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa3) &&
                (vdp->mantissa2 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa2) &&
                (vdp->mantissa1 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa1) &&
                (vdp->exp == dbl_limits[1].d.exp))
        {
                *idp = dbl_limits[1].ieee;
                goto shipit;
        }

        {
                unsigned mant_lo = ((vdp->mantissa2 & MASK(3)) << 29) |
                        (vdp->mantissa3 << 13) |
                        ((vdp->mantissa4 >> 3) & MASK(13));

                unsigned mant_hi = (vdp->mantissa1 << 13)
                                 | (vdp->mantissa2 >> 3);

                unsigned exp = vdp->exp - VAX_DBL_BIAS + IEEE_DBL_BIAS;

                if((vdp->mantissa4 & 7) > 4)
                {
                        /* round up */
                        mant_lo++;
                        if(mant_lo == 0)
                        {
                                mant_hi++;
                                if(mant_hi > 0xffffff)
                                {
                                        mant_hi = 0;
                                        exp++;
                                }
                        }
                }

                idp->mant_lo = SWAP4(mant_lo);
                idp->mant_6 = mant_hi >> 16;
                idp->mant_5 = (mant_hi & 0xff00) >> 8;
                idp->mant_4 = mant_hi;
                idp->exp_hi = exp >> 4;
                idp->exp_lo = exp;
        }
                
        shipit:
                idp->sign = vdp->sign;

}

        /* vax */
#elif defined(_CRAY)

static void
get_ix_double(const void *xp, double *ip)
{
        const ieee_double *idp = (const ieee_double *) xp;
        cray_single *csp = (cray_single *) ip;

        if(idp->exp == 0)
        {
                /* ieee subnormal */
                *ip = (double)idp->mant;
                if(idp->mant != 0)
                {
                        csp->exp -= (ieee_double_bias + 51);
                }
        }
        else
        {
                csp->exp  = idp->exp + cs_id_bias + 1;
                csp->mant = idp->mant >> (52 - 48 + 1);
                csp->mant |= (1 << (48 - 1));
        }
        csp->sign = idp->sign;
}

static void
put_ix_double(void *xp, const double *ip)
{
        ieee_double *idp = (ieee_double *) xp;
        const cray_single *csp = (const cray_single *) ip;

        int ieee_exp = csp->exp - cs_id_bias -1;

        idp->sign = csp->sign;

        if(ieee_exp >= 0x7ff)
        {
                /* NC_ERANGE */
                idp->exp = 0x7ff;
                idp->mant = 0x0;
        }

        if(ieee_exp > 0)
        {
                /* normal ieee representation */
                idp->exp  = ieee_exp;
                /* assumes cray rep is in normal form */
                assert(csp->mant & 0x800000000000);
                idp->mant = (((csp->mant << 1) &
                                0xffffffffffff) << (52 - 48));
        }
        else if(ieee_exp >= (-(52 -48)))
        {
                /* ieee subnormal, left  */
                const int lshift = (52 - 48) + ieee_exp;
                idp->mant = csp->mant << lshift;
                idp->exp  = 0;
        }
        else if(ieee_exp >= -52)
        {
                /* ieee subnormal, right  */
                const int rshift = (- (52 - 48) - ieee_exp);

                idp->mant = csp->mant >> rshift;

#if 0
                if(csp->mant & (1 << (rshift -1)))
                {
                        /* round up */
                        idp->mant++;
                }
#endif

                idp->exp  = 0;
        }
        else
        {
                /* smaller than ieee can represent */
                idp->exp = 0;
                idp->mant = 0;
        }
}
#else
#error "ix_double implementation"
#endif

int
ncx_get_double_schar(const void *xp, schar *ip)
{
        double xx;
        get_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (schar) xx;
        if(xx > SCHAR_MAX || xx < SCHAR_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_double_uchar(const void *xp, uchar *ip)
{
        double xx;
        get_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (uchar) xx;
        if(xx > UCHAR_MAX || xx < 0)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_double_short(const void *xp, short *ip)
{
        double xx;
        get_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (short) xx;
        if(xx > SHORT_MAX || xx < SHORT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_double_int(const void *xp, int *ip)
{
        double xx;
        get_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (int) xx;
        if(xx > INT_MAX || xx < INT_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_double_long(const void *xp, long *ip)
{
        double xx;
        get_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        *ip = (long) xx;
        if(xx > LONG_MAX || xx < LONG_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_double_float(const void *xp, float *ip)
{
        double xx;
        get_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        if(xx > FLT_MAX || xx < (-FLT_MAX))
        {
                *ip = FLT_MAX;
                return NC_ERANGE;
        }
        if(xx < (-FLT_MAX))
        {
                *ip = (-FLT_MAX);
                return NC_ERANGE;
        }
        *ip = (float) xx;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_double_double(const void *xp, double *ip)
{
        /* TODO */
        get_ix_double(xp, ip);
        return ENOERR;
}


int
ncx_put_double_schar(void *xp, const schar *ip)
{
        double xx = (double) *ip;
        put_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_double_uchar(void *xp, const uchar *ip)
{
        double xx = (double) *ip;
        put_ix_double(xp, &xx);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_double_short(void *xp, const short *ip)
{
        double xx = (double) *ip;
        put_ix_double(xp, &xx);
#if 0   /* TODO: figure this out */
        if((double)(*ip) > X_DOUBLE_MAX || (double)(*ip) < X_DOUBLE_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_double_int(void *xp, const int *ip)
{
        double xx = (double) *ip;
        put_ix_double(xp, &xx);
#if 0   /* TODO: figure this out */
        if((double)(*ip) > X_DOUBLE_MAX || (double)(*ip) < X_DOUBLE_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_double_long(void *xp, const long *ip)
{
        double xx = (double) *ip;
        put_ix_double(xp, &xx);
#if 1   /* TODO: figure this out */
        if((double)(*ip) > X_DOUBLE_MAX || (double)(*ip) < X_DOUBLE_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_double_float(void *xp, const float *ip)
{
        double xx = (double) *ip;
        put_ix_double(xp, &xx);
#if 1   /* TODO: figure this out */
        if((double)(*ip) > X_DOUBLE_MAX || (double)(*ip) < X_DOUBLE_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_put_double_double(void *xp, const double *ip)
{
        put_ix_double(xp, ip);
#ifdef NO_IEEE_FLOAT
        if(*ip > X_DOUBLE_MAX || *ip < X_DOUBLE_MIN)
                return NC_ERANGE;
#endif
        return ENOERR;
}


/* x_size_t */

#if SIZEOF_SIZE_T < X_SIZEOF_SIZE_T
#error "x_size_t implementation"
/* netcdf requires size_t which can hold a values from 0 to 2^31 -1 */
#endif

int
ncx_put_size_t(void **xpp, const size_t *ulp)
{
        /* similar to put_ix_int() */
        uchar *cp = *xpp;
                /* sizes limited to 2^31 -1 in netcdf */
        assert(*ulp <= X_SIZE_MAX && (long) (*ulp) >= 0);

        *cp++ = (uchar)((*ulp) >> 24);
        *cp++ = (uchar)(((*ulp) & 0x00ff0000) >> 16);
        *cp++ = (uchar)(((*ulp) & 0x0000ff00) >>  8);
        *cp   = (uchar)((*ulp) & 0x000000ff);

        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_SIZE_T);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_size_t(const void **xpp,  size_t *ulp)
{
        /* similar to get_ix_int */
        const uchar *cp = *xpp;
        assert((*cp & 0x80) == 0); /* sizes limited to 2^31 -1 in netcdf */

        *ulp = *cp++ << 24;
        *ulp |= (*cp++ << 16);
        *ulp |= (*cp++ << 8);
        *ulp |= *cp; 

        *xpp = (const void *)((const char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_SIZE_T);
        return ENOERR;
}

/* x_off_t */

#if SIZEOF_OFF_T < X_SIZEOF_OFF_T
#error "x_off_t implementation"
/* netcdf requires size_t which can hold a values from 0 to 2^31 -1 */
#endif

int
ncx_put_off_t(void **xpp, const off_t *lp)
{
        /* similar to put_ix_int() */
        uchar *cp = *xpp;
                /* No negative offsets stored in netcdf */
        assert(*lp >= 0 && *lp <= X_OFF_MAX);

        *cp++ = (uchar)((*lp) >> 24);
        *cp++ = (uchar)(((*lp) & 0x00ff0000) >> 16);
        *cp++ = (uchar)(((*lp) & 0x0000ff00) >>  8);
        *cp   = (uchar)((*lp) & 0x000000ff);

        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_OFF_T);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_get_off_t(const void **xpp, off_t *lp)
{
        /* similar to get_ix_int() */
        const uchar *cp = *xpp;
        assert((*cp & 0x80) == 0); /* No negative offsets stored in netcdf */

        *lp = *cp++ << 24;
        *lp |= (*cp++ << 16);
        *lp |= (*cp++ << 8);
        *lp |= *cp; 

        *xpp = (const void *)((const char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_OFF_T);
        return ENOERR;
}


/*
 * Aggregate numeric conversion functions.
 */



/* schar */

int
ncx_getn_schar_schar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, schar *tp)
{
                (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);
        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_getn_schar_uchar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, uchar *tp)
{
                (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);
        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_getn_schar_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_getn_schar_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_getn_schar_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_getn_schar_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_getn_schar_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return ENOERR;
}


int
ncx_pad_getn_schar_schar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, schar *tp)
{
                size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems + rndup);

        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_pad_getn_schar_uchar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, uchar *tp)
{
                size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems + rndup);

        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_pad_getn_schar_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)(xp + rndup);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_schar_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)(xp + rndup);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_schar_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)(xp + rndup);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_schar_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)(xp + rndup);
        return ENOERR;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_schar_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                *tp++ = *xp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)(xp + rndup);
        return ENOERR;
}


int
ncx_putn_schar_schar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const schar *tp)
{
                (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_putn_schar_uchar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const uchar *tp)
{
                (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_putn_schar_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_schar_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_schar_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_schar_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_schar_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}


int
ncx_pad_putn_schar_schar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const schar *tp)
{
                size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(*xpp, nada, rndup);
                *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + rndup);
        }
        
        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_pad_putn_schar_uchar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const uchar *tp)
{
                size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(*xpp, nada, rndup);
                *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + rndup);
        }
        
        return ENOERR;

}
int
ncx_pad_putn_schar_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                /* N.B. schar as signed */
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }


        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, rndup);
                xp += rndup;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_schar_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                /* N.B. schar as signed */
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }


        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, rndup);
                xp += rndup;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_schar_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                /* N.B. schar as signed */
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }


        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, rndup);
                xp += rndup;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_schar_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                /* N.B. schar as signed */
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }


        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, rndup);
                xp += rndup;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_schar_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
        int status = ENOERR;
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;
        schar *xp = (schar *)(*xpp);

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        while(nelems-- != 0)
        {
                /* N.B. schar as signed */
                if(*tp > X_SCHAR_MAX || *tp < X_SCHAR_MIN)
                        status = NC_ERANGE;
                *xp++ = (schar) *tp++;
        }


        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, rndup);
                xp += rndup;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}



/* short */

int
ncx_getn_short_schar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, schar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_short_uchar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, uchar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_SHORT == SIZEOF_SHORT
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_getn_short_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems * sizeof(short));
# else
        swapn2b(tp, *xpp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (const void *)((const char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_getn_short_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
int
ncx_getn_short_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_short_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_short_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_short_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}


int
ncx_pad_getn_short_schar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, schar *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_short_uchar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, uchar *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_short_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_short_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_short_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_short_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_getn_short_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_short_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}


int
ncx_putn_short_schar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const schar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_short_uchar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const uchar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_SHORT == SIZEOF_SHORT
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_putn_short_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems * X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
# else
        swapn2b(*xpp, tp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_putn_short_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
int
ncx_putn_short_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_short_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_short_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_short_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}


int
ncx_pad_putn_short_schar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const schar *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;   
        }
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_short_uchar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const uchar *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;   
        }
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_short_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;   
        }
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_short_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;   
        }
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_short_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;   
        }
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_short_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;   
        }
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_pad_putn_short_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
        const size_t rndup = nelems % 2;

        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_short_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        if(rndup != 0)
        {
                (void) memcpy(xp, nada, X_SIZEOF_SHORT);
                xp += X_SIZEOF_SHORT;   
        }
                
        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}



/* int */

int
ncx_getn_int_schar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, schar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_int_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_int_uchar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, uchar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_int_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_int_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_int_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_INT == SIZEOF_INT
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_getn_int_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems * sizeof(int));
# else
        swapn4b(tp, *xpp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (const void *)((const char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_INT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_getn_int_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_int_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
#if X_SIZEOF_INT == SIZEOF_LONG
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_getn_int_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems * sizeof(long));
# else
        swapn4b(tp, *xpp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (const void *)((const char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_INT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_getn_int_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_int_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
int
ncx_getn_int_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_int_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_int_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_int_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}


int
ncx_putn_int_schar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const schar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_int_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_int_uchar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const uchar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_int_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_int_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_int_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_INT == SIZEOF_INT
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_putn_int_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems * X_SIZEOF_INT);
# else
        swapn4b(*xpp, tp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_INT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_putn_int_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_int_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
#if X_SIZEOF_INT == SIZEOF_LONG
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_putn_int_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems * X_SIZEOF_INT);
# else
        swapn4b(*xpp, tp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_INT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_putn_int_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_int_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
int
ncx_putn_int_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_int_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_int_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_INT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_int_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}



/* float */

int
ncx_getn_float_schar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, schar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_float_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_float_uchar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, uchar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_float_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_float_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_float_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_float_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_float_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_float_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_float_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_FLOAT == SIZEOF_FLOAT && !defined(NO_IEEE_FLOAT)
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_getn_float_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems * sizeof(float));
# else
        swapn4b(tp, *xpp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (const void *)((const char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_FLOAT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#elif vax
int
ncx_getn_float_float(const void **xpp, size_t nfloats, float *ip)
{
        float *const end = ip + nfloats;

        while(ip < end)
        {
                struct vax_single *const vsp = (struct vax_single *) ip;
                const struct ieee_single *const isp =
                         (const struct ieee_single *) (*xpp);
                unsigned exp = isp->exp_hi << 1 | isp->exp_lo;

                switch(exp) {
                case 0 :
                        /* ieee subnormal */
                        if(isp->mant_hi == min.ieee.mant_hi
                                && isp->mant_lo_hi == min.ieee.mant_lo_hi
                                && isp->mant_lo_lo == min.ieee.mant_lo_lo)
                        {
                                *vsp = min.s;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                unsigned mantissa = (isp->mant_hi << 16)
                                         | isp->mant_lo_hi << 8
                                         | isp->mant_lo_lo;
                                unsigned tmp = mantissa >> 20;
                                if(tmp >= 4) {
                                        vsp->exp = 2;
                                } else if (tmp >= 2) {
                                        vsp->exp = 1;
                                } else {
                                        *vsp = min.s;
                                        break;
                                } /* else */
                                tmp = mantissa - (1 << (20 + vsp->exp ));
                                tmp <<= 3 - vsp->exp;
                                vsp->mantissa2 = tmp;
                                vsp->mantissa1 = (tmp >> 16);
                        }
                        break;
                case 0xfe :
                case 0xff :
                        *vsp = max.s;
                        break;
                default :
                        vsp->exp = exp - IEEE_SNG_BIAS + VAX_SNG_BIAS;
                        vsp->mantissa2 = isp->mant_lo_hi << 8 | isp->mant_lo_lo;
                        vsp->mantissa1 = isp->mant_hi;
                }

                vsp->sign = isp->sign;


                ip++;
                *xpp = (char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_FLOAT;
        }
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_getn_float_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_float_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
int
ncx_getn_float_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_float_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}


int
ncx_putn_float_schar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const schar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_float_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_float_uchar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const uchar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_float_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_float_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_float_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_float_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_float_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_float_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_float_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_FLOAT == SIZEOF_FLOAT && !defined(NO_IEEE_FLOAT)
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_putn_float_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems * X_SIZEOF_FLOAT);
# else
        swapn4b(*xpp, tp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_FLOAT);
        return ENOERR;
}
#elif vax
int
ncx_putn_float_float(void **xpp, size_t nfloats, const float *ip)
{
        const float *const end = ip + nfloats;

        while(ip < end)
        {
                const struct vax_single *const vsp =
                         (const struct vax_single *)ip;
                struct ieee_single *const isp = (struct ieee_single *) (*xpp);

                switch(vsp->exp){
                case 0 :
                        /* all vax float with zero exponent map to zero */
                        *isp = min.ieee;
                        break;
                case 2 :
                case 1 :
                {
                        /* These will map to subnormals */
                        unsigned mantissa = (vsp->mantissa1 << 16)
                                         | vsp->mantissa2;
                        mantissa >>= 3 - vsp->exp;
                        mantissa += (1 << (20 + vsp->exp));
                        isp->mant_lo_lo = mantissa;
                        isp->mant_lo_hi = mantissa >> 8;
                        isp->mant_hi = mantissa >> 16;
                        isp->exp_lo = 0;
                        isp->exp_hi = 0;
                }
                        break;
                case 0xff : /* max.s.exp */
                        if( vsp->mantissa2 == max.s.mantissa2
                                && vsp->mantissa1 == max.s.mantissa1)
                        {
                                /* map largest vax float to ieee infinity */
                                *isp = max.ieee;
                                break;
                        } /* else, fall thru */
                default :
                {
                        unsigned exp = vsp->exp - VAX_SNG_BIAS + IEEE_SNG_BIAS;
                        isp->exp_hi = exp >> 1;
                        isp->exp_lo = exp;
                        isp->mant_lo_lo = vsp->mantissa2;
                        isp->mant_lo_hi = vsp->mantissa2 >> 8;
                        isp->mant_hi = vsp->mantissa1;
                }
                }

                isp->sign = vsp->sign;

        
                ip++;
                *xpp = (char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_FLOAT;
        }
        return ENOERR;
}
#else
int
ncx_putn_float_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_float_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif
int
ncx_putn_float_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_FLOAT, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_float_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}



/* double */

int
ncx_getn_double_schar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, schar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_double_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_double_uchar(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, uchar *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_double_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_double_short(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, short *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_double_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_double_int(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, int *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_double_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_double_long(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, long *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_double_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_getn_double_float(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, float *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_double_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE == SIZEOF_DOUBLE && !defined(NO_IEEE_FLOAT)
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_getn_double_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems * sizeof(double));
# else
        swapn8b(tp, *xpp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (const void *)((const char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE);
        return ENOERR;
}
#elif vax
int
ncx_getn_double_double(const void **xpp, size_t ndoubles, double *ip)
{
        double *const end = ip + ndoubles;

        while(ip < end)
        {
        struct vax_double *const vdp =
                         (struct vax_double *)ip;
        const struct ieee_double *const idp =
                         (const struct ieee_double *) (*xpp);
        {
                const struct dbl_limits *lim;
                int ii;
                for (ii = 0, lim = dbl_limits;
                        ii < sizeof(dbl_limits)/sizeof(struct dbl_limits);
                        ii++, lim++)
                {
                        if ((idp->mant_lo == lim->ieee.mant_lo)
                                && (idp->mant_4 == lim->ieee.mant_4)
                                && (idp->mant_5 == lim->ieee.mant_5)
                                && (idp->mant_6 == lim->ieee.mant_6)
                                && (idp->exp_lo == lim->ieee.exp_lo)
                                && (idp->exp_hi == lim->ieee.exp_hi)
                                )
                        {
                                *vdp = lim->d;
                                goto doneit;
                        }
                }
        }
        {
                unsigned exp = idp->exp_hi << 4 | idp->exp_lo;
                vdp->exp = exp - IEEE_DBL_BIAS + VAX_DBL_BIAS;
        }
        {
                unsigned mant_hi = ((idp->mant_6 << 16)
                                 | (idp->mant_5 << 8)
                                 | idp->mant_4);
                unsigned mant_lo = SWAP4(idp->mant_lo);
                vdp->mantissa1 = (mant_hi >> 13);
                vdp->mantissa2 = ((mant_hi & MASK(13)) << 3)
                                | (mant_lo >> 29);
                vdp->mantissa3 = (mant_lo >> 13);
                vdp->mantissa4 = (mant_lo << 3);
        }
        doneit:
                vdp->sign = idp->sign;

                ip++;
                *xpp = (char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE;
        }
        return ENOERR;
}
        /* vax */
#else
int
ncx_getn_double_double(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, double *tp)
{
        const char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                const int lstatus = ncx_get_double_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (const void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif

int
ncx_putn_double_schar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const schar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_double_schar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_double_uchar(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const uchar *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_double_uchar(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_double_short(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const short *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_double_short(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_double_int(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const int *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_double_int(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_double_long(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const long *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_double_long(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

int
ncx_putn_double_float(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const float *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_double_float(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#if X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE == SIZEOF_DOUBLE && !defined(NO_IEEE_FLOAT)
/* optimized version */
int
ncx_putn_double_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems * X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE);
# else
        swapn8b(*xpp, tp, nelems);
# endif
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems * X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE);
        return ENOERR;
}
#elif vax
int
ncx_putn_double_double(void **xpp, size_t ndoubles, const double *ip)
{
        const double *const end = ip + ndoubles;

        while(ip < end)
        {
        const struct vax_double *const vdp = 
                        (const struct vax_double *)ip;
        struct ieee_double *const idp =
                         (struct ieee_double *) (*xpp);

        if ((vdp->mantissa4 > (dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa4 - 3)) &&
                (vdp->mantissa3 == dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa3) &&
                (vdp->mantissa2 == dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa2) &&
                (vdp->mantissa1 == dbl_limits[0].d.mantissa1) &&
                (vdp->exp == dbl_limits[0].d.exp))
        {
                *idp = dbl_limits[0].ieee;
                goto shipit;
        }
        if ((vdp->mantissa4 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa4) &&
                (vdp->mantissa3 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa3) &&
                (vdp->mantissa2 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa2) &&
                (vdp->mantissa1 == dbl_limits[1].d.mantissa1) &&
                (vdp->exp == dbl_limits[1].d.exp))
        {
                *idp = dbl_limits[1].ieee;
                goto shipit;
        }

        {
                unsigned mant_lo = ((vdp->mantissa2 & MASK(3)) << 29) |
                        (vdp->mantissa3 << 13) |
                        ((vdp->mantissa4 >> 3) & MASK(13));

                unsigned mant_hi = (vdp->mantissa1 << 13)
                                 | (vdp->mantissa2 >> 3);

                unsigned exp = vdp->exp - VAX_DBL_BIAS + IEEE_DBL_BIAS;

                if((vdp->mantissa4 & 7) > 4)
                {
                        /* round up */
                        mant_lo++;
                        if(mant_lo == 0)
                        {
                                mant_hi++;
                                if(mant_hi > 0xffffff)
                                {
                                        mant_hi = 0;
                                        exp++;
                                }
                        }
                }

                idp->mant_lo = SWAP4(mant_lo);
                idp->mant_6 = mant_hi >> 16;
                idp->mant_5 = (mant_hi & 0xff00) >> 8;
                idp->mant_4 = mant_hi;
                idp->exp_hi = exp >> 4;
                idp->exp_lo = exp;
        }
                
        shipit:
                idp->sign = vdp->sign;

                ip++;
                *xpp = (char *)(*xpp) + X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE;
        }
        return ENOERR;
}
        /* vax */
#else
int
ncx_putn_double_double(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const double *tp)
{
        char *xp = *xpp;
        int status = ENOERR;

        for( ; nelems != 0; nelems--, xp += X_SIZEOF_DOUBLE, tp++)
        {
                int lstatus = ncx_put_double_double(xp, tp);
                if(lstatus != ENOERR)
                        status = lstatus;
        }

        *xpp = (void *)xp;
        return status;
}

#endif


/*
 * Other aggregate conversion functions.
 */

/* text */

int
ncx_getn_text(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, char *tp)
{
        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);
        return ENOERR;

}

int
ncx_pad_getn_text(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, char *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems + rndup);

        return ENOERR;

}

int
ncx_putn_text(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const char *tp)
{
        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        return ENOERR;

}

int
ncx_pad_putn_text(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const char *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(*xpp, nada, rndup);
                *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + rndup);
        }
        
        return ENOERR;

}


/* opaque */

int
ncx_getn_void(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, void *tp)
{
        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);
        return ENOERR;

}

int
ncx_pad_getn_void(const void **xpp, size_t nelems, void *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(tp, *xpp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems + rndup);

        return ENOERR;

}

int
ncx_putn_void(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const void *tp)
{
        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        return ENOERR;

}

int
ncx_pad_putn_void(void **xpp, size_t nelems, const void *tp)
{
        size_t rndup = nelems % X_ALIGN;

        if(rndup)
                rndup = X_ALIGN - rndup;

        (void) memcpy(*xpp, tp, nelems);
        *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + nelems);

        if(rndup)
        {
                (void) memcpy(*xpp, nada, rndup);
                *xpp = (void *)((char *)(*xpp) + rndup);
        }
        
        return ENOERR;

}