[RFC] Removing -fpack-struct in C++ for 4.0

[Dave Korn]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giovanni Bajo 
> Sent: 07 October 2004 14:06

> Dave Korn wrote:
> 
> >   Yeh, it's used in embedded code, and it's handy for accessing data
> > structs that may be sent at arbitrary alignment in a stream of
> > network or file data.
> 
> The same can be done with either pragma pack or 
> attribute((packed)). But this way you can [...snip!]

  Yep, I know all that, which is why I said....

> Let's not get into a discussion about how bad someone's engineering
> practices would be if they wanted to use C++ in an embedded system and
> -fpack-structs to allow unaligned accesses; it's not the compiler's job
> to mandate good development methodology amongst the users.

  I'm not going to object very strongly.  If you really want rid of it, get
rid of it; it's not a flag that I ever use, so I have no personal interest
in the matter.  But I do think people will complain.

    cheers, 
      DaveK
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