Aleksandar Donev said:
> But I am under the
> impression that no compiler, at least on IA32, actually rearranges the
> order of components in derived types.
You are under the wrong impression. NAGWare f95 5.0 does this.
> Why---this seems like such a
> great thing to do (rearrange and *then* pad to align on natural
> boundaries).
Yes it is a great thing to do, that is why we do it!
Cheers,
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...........................Malcolm Cohen, Nihon NAG, Tokyo, Japan.
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