> Note that it has unexpected side-effects: previously, in 32-bit mode, > 256-bit aggregate objects would have been given 256-bit alignment; now, > they will fall back to default alignment, for example 32-bit only.
In case this wasn't clear enough, just compile in 32-bit mode: int a[8] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}; -- Eric Botcazou