Padding problem in Code Composer studio

[suryakant]

code composer structures

I am working on Code composer for TMS320.
I ve structure in the code similar to following:

typedef struct _abc
{ 
	unsigned int x;		// 1 Word
	long int y;			// 2 Words
}ABC;


ABC myStruct;

For TMS320, compiler aligns long int to next even address. So to above structure it pads one more integer so that long int variable gets even address. (structure starts at even address)

This variable i am sending on serial port to other controller (freescale MC9S12C128) who has same declaration at its side. The application is developed in code warrior where long can be accessed at odd addresses also.

In communication, padded word gets transferred to other controller, which goes into lower Word of unsigned long of freescale controller..

What can i do is add dummy word in the declaration itself, but I am limitation on memory (RAM), so can't do that..

How to handle this situation?

I ve found work around by splitting long into two unsigned ints and accessing long by using long pointer... but thats not encouraging.... is it?

new definition is

typedef struct _abc
{ 
	unsigned int x;
	
	unsigned int y;  // lower word of long int
                unsigned int z;  // higher word of long int
}ABC;

Use of stucture - union did not help