From:	"Gorden" <gorden AT ms9 DOT url DOT com DOT tw>
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Subject:	what is __attribute__ ((packed));
Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2000 08:34:30 +0800
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typedef struct VESA_INFO         /* VESA information block structure */
{ 
   unsigned char  VESASignature[4]      __attribute__ ((packed));
   unsigned short VESAVersion             __attribute__ ((packed));
   unsigned long  OEMStringPtr             __attribute__ ((packed));
   unsigned char  Capabilities[4]            __attribute__ ((packed));
   unsigned long  VideoModePtr            __attribute__ ((packed)); 
   unsigned short TotalMemory              __attribute__ ((packed)); 
   unsigned short OemSoftwareRev        __attribute__ ((packed)); 
   unsigned long  OemVendorNamePtr   __attribute__ ((packed)); 
   unsigned long  OemProductNamePtr   __attribute__ ((packed)); 
   unsigned long  OemProductRevPtr      __attribute__ ((packed)); 
   unsigned char  Reserved[222]             __attribute__ ((packed)); 
   unsigned char  OemData[256]             __attribute__ ((packed)); 
} VESA_INFO;

__attribute__ ((packed));  what's that

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