Hello,

On 21.06.2011 22:41, Nicolas Pitre wrote:

... and also in this case, I was talking about proper use of the packed 
attribute in general, not at all about a specific case.  I wanted to 
provide a broader view to some people who expressed doubts and 
misunderstanding in the hope that the archive could keep this knowledge 
base available.

I apologize if that wasn't clear to you.

If you meant the abomination writing one, thanks, but I never expressed
doubts or misunderstandings.

I said doubts may arise because the standard (C99) doesn't say anything
about if or how structs are packed (or aligned).

Alexander