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I am wondering if gcc is able to produce packed structures, i.e. make a
struct like

struct mystruct {
  char field1;
  int field2;
  double field3;
};

use sizeof(char)+sizeof(int)+sizeof(double) bytes instead of using
sizeof(char)+padding+sizeof(int)+padding+sizeof(double) bytes. That would
make it much easier to read binary headers in one chunk instead of reading
each field separately.

I am using gcc-2.4.5 on a Sparc (Sun4.1.1). The documentation mention some
#pragma interface, but not for the Sparc architecture. Is there a switch or
anything else that can make gcc avoid padding the structs? Will installing
gcc-2.5.X help? If so, how?

Thanks for any response,


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