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From: Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: __alignement__ in v2b5
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 1996 12:09:41 CST
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> // test.cpp
> Can anyone tell me why this program produces: sizeof(TestStruct): 4

There is a bug in the C++ 2.7.x compiler which improperly handles 
packing.  This bug is not in the C compiler or in C++ 2.6.3.  This is a
FSF bug, not a GCC one.  Your options:  
 1) Use C instead of C++
 2) Fix the bug in the source, let everyone know where it is
 3) Use the GPP.EXE from 2.6.3

A byproduct of this bug is you can't use findfirst with C++ 2.7.x