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On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 12:41:10PM +0000, Richard Earnshaw wrote: > > > Because you need to pack the structure as a whole, not just the members of > > > it. > > > > > Try > > > > > > typedef struct { > > > unsigned char Var1; > > > } mystruct __attribute__((packed)); > > > > > > R. > > > > Tried that does not work !! > > Ah, yes; that's because of a long-standing bug in gcc. Separate the > typedef from the structure declartion and it should all be fine. Ie > > struct mystruct { > unsigned char Var1; > } __attribute__((packed)); > > typedef struct mystruct mystruct; > > Life is such fun... Ah, Ha! I've got to carve that one into my cube wall... I beat my head against that one for a couple days and never figured it out. I asked on the gcc mailing list and all I got were adminishments for trying to use structs to layout data in an externally defined manner. -- Grant Edwards grante@visi.com ------ Want more information? See the CrossGCC FAQ, http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/ Want to unsubscribe? Send a note to crossgcc-unsubscribe@sources.redhat.com
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