===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gnome/f-spot/src/BitConverter.cs,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- BitConverter.cs	2005/10/13 19:57:22	1.3
+++ BitConverter.cs	2005/10/25 17:54:27	1.4
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
 namespace FSpot {
 	public class BitConverter {
 		public static uint Swap (uint val, bool little) 
@@ -66,6 +69,17 @@
 			return Swap (val, little);
 		}
 
+		public static float ToSingle (byte [] data, int position, bool little)
+		{
+			float retval;
+			unsafe {
+				uint * ptr;
+				ptr = (uint *)&retval;
+				*ptr = ToUInt32 (data, position, little);
+			}
+			return retval;
+		}
+
 		public static int ToInt32 (byte [] data, int position, bool little)
 		{
 			return unchecked ((int) ToUInt32 (data, position, little));
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RCS file: /cvs/gnome/f-spot/src/Ciff.cs,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- Ciff.cs	2005/09/25 08:37:34	1.8
+++ Ciff.cs	2005/10/25 17:54:27	1.9
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System;
+
 namespace FSpot.Ciff {
 	public enum Tag {
 		// Byte valuesad
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@
 		ExifInformation = 0x300b
 	}
 
+	
+
 	public struct ImageSpec {
 		public uint ImageWidth;  // Number of horizontal pixels
 		public uint ImageHeight; // Number of vertical pixels
@@ -96,10 +100,8 @@
 		{
 			ImageWidth = BitConverter.ToUInt32 (data, 0, little);
 			ImageHeight = BitConverter.ToUInt32 (data, 4, little);
-			unsafe {
-				float *p = &PixelAspectRatio;
-				*((uint *)p) = BitConverter.ToUInt32 (data, 8, little);
-			}
+
+			PixelAspectRatio = BitConverter.ToSingle (data, 8, little);
 			RotationAngle = BitConverter.ToInt32 (data, 12, little);
 			ComponentBitDepth = BitConverter.ToUInt32 (data, 16, little);
 			ColorBitDepth = BitConverter.ToUInt32 (data, 20, little);