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Re: setup ChangeLog win32.h


On 2 July 2013 18:10,  wrote:
>
> CVSROOT:        /cvs/cygwin-apps
> Module name:    setup
> Changes by:     XXXX  2013-07-02 16:10:48
>
> Modified files:
>         .              : ChangeLog win32.h
>
> Log message:
>         * win32.h (struct acl_t): Make sure struct is 4 byte aligned.
>
> Patches:
> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/setup/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=cygwin-apps&r1=2.807&r2=2.808
> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/setup/win32.h.diff?cvsroot=cygwin-apps&r1=2.29&r2=2.30
>
Why not using the union trick?

 struct acl_t {
  union {
    LONG __align; /* Make sure &acl is 4-byte aligned. */
    ACL acl;
  };
  char aclbuf[TOKEN_ACL_SIZE (7)];
 };

Same effect, AFAIK, and no size overhead.

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