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Date: | Thu, 21 Oct 1999 16:59:05 +0200 (IST) |
From: | Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> |
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To: | Fabrice LETE <et980139 AT umh DOT ac DOT be> |
cc: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
Subject: | Re: structure size rounded to int size? |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Fabrice LETE wrote: > If I have: > > typedef struct FOO { > short a; long b; > }; > > sizeof(FOO) give me 8... > > What can I do to avoid the problem This is not a problem, this is due to alignment done by the compiler to make the code faster. See section 22.10 of the DJGPP FAQ list for more about this. > (I guess it's a switch to use with the compiler...)? There is a switch, but after you read the FAQ, you will see why it is not recommended to use, except in some specific situations.
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