mafintosh / mafintosh/shared-structs

option.alignment not works

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Description

```
const sharedStructs = require('shared-structs'
,{ // option
alignment: {
foo: 1 // set the alignment of struct foo = 1, as in the description of options
}
});

const structs = sharedStructs('
#pragma pack(1) // request alignment=1, in source header file
struct foo {
uint8_t an_unsigned_num;
int32_t a_signed_num;
};
');
const test = structs.foo()
//console.log(test)
console.log(test.rawBuffer.length)
// error length != 5
```

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Start by reproducing the supplied JavaScript example with the alignment option and the packed C-style struct definition. Trace how the alignment option and #pragma pack(1) affect the generated foo layout, then verify that test.rawBuffer.length is 5 for the example.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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