Re: Does __attribute__((__packed__)) aplies to types or variables?

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 02:18:47PM -0200, Daniel. wrote:
> I mean that packed attribute is applied only when allocation is
> implied or can I apply packed
> attribute to struct definitions where no variables are declared?

Yes, it applies to the type.

> struct __attribute__((__packed__)) foo { ... };
> struct foo bar; <--- is this packed?

Compare sizeof(struct foo) with sizeof(bar) to find out yourself.

Cheers, Phil