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From:	lehmann AT mathematik DOT th-darmstadt DOT de (Alexander Lehmann)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: C/C++ Packing (was: Re: [_dos_]find{first|next} problem!)
Date:	9 Jul 1996 12:24:01 GMT
Organization:	Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
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Peter Johnson (locke AT mcs DOT net) wrote:
: On Sun, 07 Jul 1996 19:27:32 GMT, alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Alaric
: B. Williams) wrote:

: >
: >It seems to be a structure packing problem... the ff.c in djtst claims
: >that the offset of ff_name is 30; but the SAME test in my code returns
: >32. Why is the packing changing? I compile both sources with the same
: >command line!
: >
: >Further examination shows that the fact that my file is a .cc and the
: >ff.c file is a .c matters. Why does the packing change????? they both
: >use the same include file dir.h, which lists the struct as being fully
: >packed!
: Here is what I found after copying the ff.c file to ff2.cc in the
: /tests/libc/dos directory, and compiling both (one as c, one as c++):
: Output of compiled ff.c:
: sizeof(ff) = 290
: ff.ff_attrib = 21
: ff.ff_ftime = 22
: ff.ff_fdate = 24
: ff.ff_fsize = 26
: ff.ff_name = 30
: (null): error

: Output of compiled ff.cc (identical to ff.c):
: sizeof(ff) = 292
: ff.ff_attrib = 21
: ff.ff_ftime = 22
: ff.ff_fdate = 24
: ff.ff_fsize = 28
: ff.ff_name = 32
: (null): error

: For some reason, ff_fdate is not packed as a SHORT!!  instead it is
: packed on a 4-byte margin...... HMMM!

This is a known bug in gcc 2.7.2, in C++, structures cannot be packed
like in C. To fix this, either wait for the next gcc, write wrapper
findxxx functions in a C module and call them from C++, or you can add
a #pragma statment that I current don't remember. You could check the
archive of comp.os.msdos.djgpp at http://www.delorie.com


bye, Alexander

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