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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: What is correct way to pack records
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:50:28 +0000 (UTC)
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"Warren O. Merrill" <wom@inel.gov> wrote in message
> is there a pragma (or other method) that will do the same thing
> GUARANTEED not to change the field order to accomplish the packing
> without having to write all these record representation clauses?

Some compilers (e.g. the Ada83 Alysis) came with a non-standard 'pragma 
Preserve_Layout' but no there is no standard pragma to do what you ask.

Cheers

-- Martin