From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Padding Question
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 23:38:39 -0800
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John M. Aldrich wrote:

> #pragma is an evil, hackish way to make gcc pack structures.  The DJGPP
> Frequently Asked Questions list (v2/faq202b.zip), chapter 22.9, tells
> you exactly how to go about packing structs in DJGPP, and refers you to
> the gcc reference which details the syntax of the __attribute__()
> extension.

I'm curious -- what's "unevil" or "unhackish" about using attributes to
pack structures?  Both are completely unportable, but it seems to me that
the #pragma will work in the widest number of cases (i.e., taking into
account old gcc bugs).

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