struct __attribute((packed));

[E. Weddington]

Paul Koning wrote:

> E> According to the docs here:
> E> <http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.4.3/gcc/Type-Attributes.html#Type-Attributes>
>
> E> what about doing something like this?:
>
> E> typedef int packed_int
> E> __attribute__ ((aligned (1)));
>
> E> packed_int *ppi;
>
>That would make sense, but it has never worked for me.  It seems that
>attributes don't apply to type names, only to variables and members. 
>
>  
>
What?! That whole section in the docs talks about attributes on types. 
If it doesn't work as described, then the docs need some serious rework.

Eric