On 06/17/2011 08:54 AM, Paul Koning wrote: > In GCC 3.3.3, I had a typedef with attribute((mode(byte))) on it. That > worked (the resulting type had size 1). > > In GCC 4.5.1, this no longer works; the attribute is silently ignored.
It certainly does work. libgcc relies on it. You'll have to file a proper bug report for your case. r~