Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 15:26:34 +0000 (   )
From: "Gurunandan R. Bhat" <grbhat AT unigoa DOT ernet DOT in>
To: Jan Baumgart <jan AT gonzo DOT schwaben DOT de>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Packed structs ?
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On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Jan Baumgart wrote:

> Is there a keyword to tell DJGPP to pack one _single_ struct, this means
> non-alignment of the variables, thus leaving no "holes" between them ?

struct tag
{
	type1 member1;
        type2 member2 __attribute__ ((packed));
        type3 member3 __attribute__ ((packed));
	...
	type membern __attribute__ ((packed)):
} struct_instance;


You can read more about this in the gcc documentation under 
C (C++) Extensions