[forwarded from http://bugs.debian.org/356548]
Under some circumstances, non-PODs are not properly stripped of their packedness: struct nonpod { nonpod(); }; struct nonpod_pack { nonpod n; } __attribute__ ((packed)); struct nonpod_pack2 { nonpod_pack p; } __attribute__ ((packed)); gives foo.cc:6: warning: ignoring packed attribute on unpacked non-POD field 'nonpod nonpod_pack::n' nonpod_pack2::p should also have the packedness ignored, since it is a non-POD. -- Summary: attribute((packed)) sometimes not ignored for non-PODs Product: gcc Version: 4.1.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: debian-gcc at lists dot debian dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26670