From: zidharta AT geocities DOT com
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: what is _attribute_((packed)) ?? why DJGPP use it?
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 00:39:55 GMT
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I was looking at this bitmap loader source code ... and I noticed that
he used __attribute_((packed)) ... and I dont understand what is it...
I ve been looking at my C library help file and I couldnt find anything
about it ...

I try to make my own bitmap reader program without __attribute_
((packed)) but I got error illegal operation ...

if anyone can explain to me what that is and why DJGPP need it?.. is it
has something to do with protected mode?..

thanks a lot in advance ...

Sid


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