Re: [PATCH 1/9] Define a structure for object IDs.

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> I think that a compiler that has different size and alignment requirements
> for the proposed struct object_id and an unsigned char[20] would, strictly
> speaking, not be a "C" compiler.

Unlike arrays, a struct can have arbitrary internal padding.  It is
perfectly compliant (and even reasonable) to make struct object_id
require 8 byte alignment, adding 4 bytes of padding at the end.

Andreas.

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