Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:04:06 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Gisle Vanem <gvanem AT eunet DOT no>
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Subject: Re: Real stupid problem.
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On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Gisle Vanem wrote:

> >It's "__attribute__((packed))" (double parentheses).
> 
> Why don't people use '#pragma pack(1)' instead.

The GCC docs explain why the GNU project thinks pragmas are the wrong 
tool for just about anything.

> And refering section 22.11 in the FAQ 
> it seems that '__attribute__((packed))' is buggy (for C++) in gcc 2.7.2.

I don't expect anybody to use 2.7.2 anymore.