From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Size of a struct is not correct
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 09:14:25 -0700
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Javier Calleja wrote:

>   I have built the following struct:
> 
>   struct
>   {
>     char one;
>     short two,three;
>     long  four
>   } foo;
> 
>     But when I do sizeof of this struct, the result is wrong (it says
> the
> struct has 12 bytes).

This is perfectly valid.  ANSI says that the compiler can do whatever
padding it deems necessary.  If you need a packed struct (which would
make your program non-ANSI), see the FAQ for more information on what
you can do.

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