From: bukinm AT inp DOT nsk DOT su (Michael Bukin)
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Subject: Re: Alignment
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 04:52:54 GMT
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On Sun, 27 Apr 1997 15:22:49 GMT, Michal <wapex AT silesia DOT top DOT pl> wrote:

> Few weeks ago I was posting to ask how to align a global int variable.
> The ansewr was 'see section 14.3 if FAQ'. I've checked it and I've
> figured out that variables are aligned on boudary wich is half of their
> size. I thought that they're aligned on boundary which is execly their
> size, and I was asking about non-standard boundary (like for example
> 16). Am I right? Maybe I just didn't understand the text (english isn't
> my national lounguage)?.

struct test_t
{
  int a;
} __attribute__ ((__aligned__ (16)));

About type attributes:
info gcc "c extensions" "type attributes"

About variable attributes:
info gcc "c extensions" "variable attributes"