Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From: rd5718 AT irix DOT bris DOT ac DOT uk (Rich Dawe)
Subject: Re: Real stupid problem.
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:46:57 GMT
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Paul Derbyshire (pderbysh AT usa DOT net) wrote:
: struct SXM_Pat_header {
:    int pat_size __attribute__ ((__packed__));
:    char pack_type __attribute__ ((__packed__));
:    short nr_rows __attribute__ ((__packed__));
:    short pattern_data_size __attribute__ ((__packed__));
: };

	You can just put the attribute at the end of the structure too:

	struct SXM_Pat_header {
		<blah>
	} __attribute__((packed));

This saves a lot of typing! BTW I don't think you need the double
underscores on the packed part - it works for me without. Is it supposed
to have double underscores?

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