how to pack data structures (i386)?

[Will Menninger]

Hello,

I've found gcc to be an extremely reliable compiler.  Thanks for your
efforts.  I have a question for you:

I'm using gcc (2.7.something) with an i386 system.  Is there a compiler
option or a #pragma statement I can use to have it pack data structures
as tightly as possible (e.g. not pad char's out to 4-bytes)?

-Will Menninger
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