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What does #pragma pack(0) do

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  • Y yu jian

    The msdn says #pragma pack(n) will change current alignment value to n. But if n is zero, what will do?

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    yu-jian wrote:

    But if n is zero, what will do?

    Add /WX to your compiler settings and recompile. You should pay more attention to compiler warnings. :) Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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    • L Lakamraju Raghuram

      #pragma pack(0)

      #include
      using namespace std;

      struct Test
      {
      char a;
      int i;
      };

      void main()
      {
      cout<

      I am using VS2008 SP1. The build is x86.
      Now guess the result of sizeof(Test) ??

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      8 in vs2008 sp1

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      • C CPallini

        Why don't you continue reading MSDN? #pragma pack documentation[^] states:

        Valid values are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.

        Hence 0 is 'not valid' (I wouldn't try to make assumptions on a value marked as such).

        Veni, vidi, vici.

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        Just after read MSDN, I found that the case n=0 is ignored. I do not know why.

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        • Y yu jian

          Just after read MSDN, I found that the case n=0 is ignored. I do not know why.

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          Simply because it's not explicitly handled. Without giving the directive a special meaning for n=0, it makes perfect sense - it keeps the use of the directive consistent.

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            yu-jian wrote:

            But if n is zero, what will do?

            Add /WX to your compiler settings and recompile. You should pay more attention to compiler warnings. :) Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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            There is a error that Visual Studio 2008 only supports 1, 2, 4, 8... After add /WX to compiter.

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            • Y yu jian

              There is a error that Visual Studio 2008 only supports 1, 2, 4, 8... After add /WX to compiter.

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              See the documentation[^], which clearly states that the only valid values for n are 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16. Thus using 0 is an invalid #pragma and will be ignored: the default packing (8) will be used.

              Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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              • C Chris Losinger

                Erudite_Eric wrote:

                pragma pack 0 means there is no packing between data members, so they are contiguous in memory.

                no. that's pack(1) : align on single bytes. pack(n) specifies the structure alignment, not the number of bytes between structs.

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                Doh! Quite correct. :doh:

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                • L Lakamraju Raghuram

                  I am reading 8 on my console.

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                  Yeah, it is 8, DWORD alignment. I got it wrong... :(

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                  • L Lost User

                    See the documentation[^], which clearly states that the only valid values for n are 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16. Thus using 0 is an invalid #pragma and will be ignored: the default packing (8) will be used.

                    Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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                    Thank you for everyone's replies.

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                    • Y yu jian

                      The msdn says #pragma pack(n) will change current alignment value to n. But if n is zero, what will do?

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                      According to the C++ standard it can do whatever it likes. It's a way of implementors switching on non-standard features of the compiler. I think Griff and the others have told you enough about what it does on VC++ though! Cheers, Ash PS: Except this is the one thread Griff hasn't posted in. Let's try "Chris and the others..." instead!

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