https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=68267
Bug ID: 68267 Summary: over-aligning with alignas() doesn't work Product: gcc Version: 6.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: trippels at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- markus@x4 /tmp % cat test.cpp #include <cstddef> static constexpr std::size_t alignment = 256; struct alignas(alignment) foo { char c; }; static_assert(alignof(foo) == alignment, ""); markus@x4 /tmp % icpc -c -std=c++14 test.cpp markus@x4 /tmp % clang++ -c -std=c++14 test.cpp markus@x4 /tmp % g++ -c -std=c++14 test.cpp test.cpp:3:27: warning: requested alignment 256 is larger than 128 [-Wattributes] struct alignas(alignment) foo { ^ test.cpp:6:1: error: static assertion failed: static_assert(alignof(foo) == alignment, ""); ^