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Re: Arrays and Alignment
Neil Booth <neil@daikokuya.co.uk> writes:
> Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:-
>
>> | > Thanks for the instantaneous reply :-)
>> | >
>> | > I must confess, however, that I don't understand what you mean
>> | > by "both". Do you mean (1) array alignment and (2) array element
>> |
>> | He means, I think, that &a[n] == &a[0] + n * sizeof (a[0]) is an
>> | inescapable fact of life.
>>
>> Certainly, but alignment and sizeof are not unrelated attributes.
>
> That may be true, but I stand by my statement, which I believe you
> agree with, and I interpret that as what Andreas meant.
Yes, this is what I meant. The only option we have is to increase sizeof,
as Gaby wrote.
Andreas.
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