modules: do not use non-portable union to store item flags in cache

 Pointed-out-by: Mario Speiß <1034-135@online.de>

include/vlc_configuration.h

@@ -59,20 +59,14 @@ typedef int (*vlc_integer_list_cb)(vlc_object_t *, const char *,
 
 struct module_config_t
 {
-    union
-    {
-        struct
-        {
-            uint8_t     i_type;                        /* Configuration type */
-            char        i_short;               /* Optional short option name */
-            unsigned    b_advanced:1;                     /* Advanced option */
-            unsigned    b_internal:1;          /* Hidden from prefs and help */
-            unsigned    b_unsaveable:1;       /* Not stored in configuration */
-            unsigned    b_safe:1;       /* Safe in web plugins and playlists */
-            unsigned    b_removed:1;                           /* Deprecated */
-        };
-        uint32_t flags;
-    };
+    uint8_t     i_type;                        /* Configuration type */
+    char        i_short;               /* Optional short option name */
+    unsigned    b_advanced:1;                     /* Advanced option */
+    unsigned    b_internal:1;          /* Hidden from prefs and help */
+    unsigned    b_unsaveable:1;       /* Not stored in configuration */
+    unsigned    b_safe:1;       /* Safe in web plugins and playlists */
+    unsigned    b_removed:1;                           /* Deprecated */
+
     char *psz_type;                                 /* Configuration subtype */
     char *psz_name;                                           /* Option name */
     char *psz_text;             /* Short comment on the configuration option */

src/modules/cache.c

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC_PLUGINS
 /* Sub-version number
  * (only used to avoid breakage in dev version when cache structure changes) */
-#define CACHE_SUBVERSION_NUM 21
+#define CACHE_SUBVERSION_NUM 22
 
 /* Cache filename */
 #define CACHE_NAME "plugins.dat"
@@ -80,7 +80,15 @@ void CacheDelete( vlc_object_t *obj, const char *dir )
 
 #define LOAD_IMMEDIATE(a) \
     if (fread (&(a), sizeof (char), sizeof (a), file) != sizeof (a)) \
-       goto error
+        goto error
+#define LOAD_FLAG(a) \
+    do { \
+        unsigned char b; \
+        LOAD_IMMEDIATE(b); \
+        if (b > 1) \
+            goto error; \
+        (a) = b; \
+    } while (0)
 
 static int CacheLoadString (char **p, FILE *file)
 {
@@ -115,7 +123,13 @@ error:
 
 static int CacheLoadConfig (module_config_t *cfg, FILE *file)
 {
-    LOAD_IMMEDIATE (cfg->flags);
+    LOAD_IMMEDIATE (cfg->i_type);
+    LOAD_IMMEDIATE (cfg->i_short);
+    LOAD_FLAG (cfg->b_advanced);
+    LOAD_FLAG (cfg->b_internal);
+    LOAD_FLAG (cfg->b_unsaveable);
+    LOAD_FLAG (cfg->b_safe);
+    LOAD_FLAG (cfg->b_removed);
     LOAD_STRING (cfg->psz_type);
     LOAD_STRING (cfg->psz_name);
     LOAD_STRING (cfg->psz_text);
@@ -383,6 +397,11 @@ error:
 #define SAVE_IMMEDIATE( a ) \
     if (fwrite (&(a), sizeof(a), 1, file) != 1) \
         goto error
+#define SAVE_FLAG(a) \
+    do { \
+        char b = (a); \
+        LOAD_IMMEDIATE(b); \
+    } while (0)
 
 static int CacheSaveString (FILE *file, const char *str)
 {
@@ -403,7 +422,13 @@ error:
 
 static int CacheSaveConfig (FILE *file, const module_config_t *cfg)
 {
-    SAVE_IMMEDIATE (cfg->flags);
+    SAVE_IMMEDIATE (cfg->i_type);
+    SAVE_IMMEDIATE (cfg->i_short);
+    SAVE_FLAG (cfg->b_advanced);
+    SAVE_FLAG (cfg->b_internal);
+    SAVE_FLAG (cfg->b_unsaveable);
+    SAVE_FLAG (cfg->b_safe);
+    SAVE_FLAG (cfg->b_removed);
     SAVE_STRING (cfg->psz_type);
     SAVE_STRING (cfg->psz_name);
     SAVE_STRING (cfg->psz_text);