http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46636
Summary: attribute aligned is documented as using bytes, uses addressable units instead. Product: gcc Version: 4.6.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: amyl...@gcc.gnu.org Blocks: 46489 attribute aligned - and also linked to that pragma align - are documented as specifying an alignment in bytes. However, the implementation uses BITS_PER_UNIT, which could be 1 on a bit-addressed architecture, or something largish like 16, 32 or 36 on a word-addressed architecture.