Re: N00b questions :\

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>GCC sometimes allocates more memory for each variable on the stack than
FYI, compilers (are supposed to) align memory to the requirement of the underlying architecture. Most processors will throw an alignment_error exception if an opcode attempts to pass an unaligned address to it. This is done simply by padding the stack so that each auto variable is given a properly aligned memory address. Don
http://deadchildren.org/~north_ Received on Sat May 24 23:44:06 2003