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From:	hoodj AT topaz DOT cqu DOT edu DOT au (Adoxa)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: What am i doing wrong?
Date:	19 Aug 96 12:17:03 +1000
Organization:	Cntrl Qld Uni., Aust.
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Message-ID:	<1996Aug19.121703@topaz>
References:	<199608181702 DOT AA28727 AT mail DOT umu DOT se>
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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In article <199608181702 DOT AA28727 AT mail DOT umu DOT se>, hubble AT hem DOT passagen DOT se (Andreas Vernersson) writes:
     <Removing blank lines>
> Could anyone explain this?
> typedef struct a
> {	unsigned int q2 __attribute__((packed));
> 	unsigned char qq __attribute__((packed));
> } b;
> typedef struct a2
> {	
> 	unsigned int q2;
> 	unsigned char qq;
> } b2;
> void main()
> {
> 	printf("size: %d\n",(int)sizeof(b));  // 5 ???
> 	printf("size: %d\n",(int)sizeof(b2));  // 8  ???
> }
> I only wants the datastructure to be 2+1=3 bytes... 

     Since djgpp is a 32-bit system, ints (and longs) are 32 bits, ie 4
     bytes. You should use short instead of int (or short int, but who
     types that? :) )

     Adoxa <hoodj AT topaz DOT cqu DOT edu DOT au>

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