RE: [iPAQ] skiff tools question

On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:23:23 -0400, Jamey Hicks wrote:
> Run 'info gcc', look up pragmas or alignment in the index.

Yes, the info pages are the definitive manual. The gcc manual page is not
up-to-date. It even says so in the first two paragraphs.

> In particular, the main problem we have run into are structs containing
> shorts getting padded to 4-byte boundaries. Signed vs unsigned char can
> also be a problem.

The ARM Linux web site has a short FAQ about signed chars:

  http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/docs/faqs/signedchar.shtml

Erik

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