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From: Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Misaligned address error
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:52:10 +0100
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Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com> writes:

> there is an attribute (possibly GNAT-special) which tells you the
> maximum alignment required by the processor

Standard'Maximum_Alignment (Standard is the only permissible prefix)
provides the maximum useful alignment value for the target. This is a
static value that can be used to specify the alignment for an object,
guaranteeing that it is properly aligned in all cases.