http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59898
--- Comment #4 from Marc Glisse <glisse at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Here is a link to what the future (C++17) might look like for alignment: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2012/n3396.htm
