i got this exercise and i wrote this code.
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i have a problem with the bubblesort part becouse it thinkes it's void pointer. i don't think i nedd to write the program 8 times there must be a way
tnx a million

# include <fcntl.h>
# include <stdio.h>
# include <string.h>
# include <stdlib.h>
# include <sys/types.h>
# include <sys/ipc.h>
# include <sys/stat.h>
# include <sys/shm.h>
# include <sys/sem.h>
# include <sys/wait.h>
# include <sys/types.h>
# include <unistd.h>
# include <string.h>
#define swap(x,y) do \
   { unsigned char swap_temp[sizeof(x) == sizeof(y) ? (signed)sizeof(x) : -1]; \
     memcpy(swap_temp,&y,sizeof(x)); \
     memcpy(&y,&x,       sizeof(x)); \
     memcpy(&x,swap_temp,sizeof(x)); \
    } while(0)

union semun {
	int val; /* Value for SETVAL */
	struct semid_ds *buf; /* Buffer for IPC_STAT, IPC_SET */
	unsigned short *array; /* Array for GETALL, SETALL */
	struct seminfo *__buf; /* Buffer for IPC_INFO (Linux-specific) */
};

union semun semarg;
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
	void *shared; // the shared memory will be attached to it
	int i, j, semid, size, fd, proc = atoi(argv[2]), num_of_byte =
			atoi(argv[3]), shmid, type = 0, read_test, fdfork;
	struct sembuf sops[1]; // for the semaphore
	/* semaphore initialization */
	semid = semget(IPC_PRIVATE, 1, 0600);
	semarg.val = 1;
	semctl(semid, 0, SETVAL, semarg);
	sops->sem_num = 0;
	sops->sem_flg = 0;

	if (argc < 4) {
		perror("not enough arguments");
		exit(-1);
	}
	if (strcmp(argv[4], "signed") == 0) {
		type = 1;
	}
	fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY, 0600);
	if (fd == -1) {
		perror("open");
		exit(-1);
	}
	struct stat st;
	stat(argv[1], &st);
	size = st.st_size / num_of_byte;
	//create IPC memory
	if ((shmid = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, (st.st_size + 1), 0600 | IPC_CREAT)) < 0) {
		perror("shmget error");
		exit(1);
	}
	// attach the shared memory segment to the right shared memory type

	if ((shared = shmat(shmid, NULL, 0)) == (void*) -1) {
		perror("shmat error");
		exit(1);
	}
	read_test = read(fd, shared, st.st_size);
	if (read_test == -1) {
		perror("open");
		exit(-1);
	}
	switch (num_of_byte) {
	case 8:
		if (strcmp(argv[4], "signed"))
			shared = (long long int*) &shared;
		else
			shared = (unsigned long long int*) &shared;
		break;
	case 4:
		if (strcmp(argv[4], "signed"))
			shared = (int*) &shared;
		else
			shared = (unsigned int*) &shared;
		break;
	case 2:
		if (strcmp(argv[4], "signed"))
			shared = (short int*) &shared;
		else
			shared = (unsigned short int*) &shared;
		break;
	case 1:
		if (strcmp(argv[4], "signed"))
			shared = (char*) shared;
		else
			shared = (unsigned char*) &shared;
		break;
	}

	if ((shmdt(shared)) == -1) {
		perror("shmdt error");
		exit(1);
	}
	for (i = 0; i < proc; i++) {
		fdfork = fork();
		if (fdfork == -1) {
			perror("fork");
			exit(-1);
		}
		if (fdfork == 0) {//son
			for (i = 0; i < size - 1; i++) {
				for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
					if (shared[j] > shared[j + 1]) {
						sops->sem_op = -1; // set semaphore to lock other processes
						semop(semid, sops, 1); // LOCK the critical section
						swap(shared[j], shared[j + 1]);
						sops->sem_op = 1; // set the semaphore to allow other processes to enter the critical section
						semop(semid, sops, 1); // UNLOCK the critical section
					}
				}
			}
			exit(0);
		}
	}
	//father
	for (i = 1; i < proc; i++) // father waits for all child processes to die
		wait(NULL);
	write(1, shared, st.st_size);
	//the father merges the sorts
	// remove the shared memory segment and check if the remove was successful. if not -> exit(1)
	if ((shmctl(shmid, IPC_RMID, NULL)) == -1) {
		perror("shmctl error");
		exit(1);
	}
	return 0;
}

You already know the size of each element in the form of num_of_byte. First alter your swap macro to accept a byte count which will be passed to memcpy. Then replace your comparison (which is comparing the address of two pointers) with a predicate function that compares values. Look to qsort for an example of how this kind of interface works.

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thanks for your reply
but even if know the number of byte doesn't the signed\unsigned makes it much more complicated?
how will the function be able to compare? it has 8 options.
about the swap i'l try to change it.
if you can help me in anything else...
tnx again

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