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From: | "Michael Stewart" <mike AT reggin DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: annoying structure problem |
Date: | Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:31:52 +0100 |
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Alan Wills wrote in message <7m1u1e$pnu$1 AT rockall DOT cc DOT strath DOT ac DOT uk>... >I have to read in this structure into a program. The problem is, the >compiler returns its size as 16 bytes when it should be 14 bytes. If I >change all the variables to unsigned short int then it gives 10 bytes (as it >should be). If I change the 2nd variable to unsigned short int it gives 12 >bytes (as it should be). But, if I change the last variable to unsigned >short int it gives 16 bytes as the total space occupied. Just what is going >on here? From the FAQ: `To produce faster code, GCC pads struct fields so that each field can be accessed without delays; this sometimes produces struct size which is larger than the sum of the sizes of its fields.' Read the FAQ for more details (section 22.10) Michael Stewart
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