In Example 8.10 we suggested the possibility of sorting record fields by their alignment requirement, to minimize

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In Example 8.10 we suggested the possibility of sorting record fields by their alignment requirement, to minimize holes. In the example, we sorted smallest-alignment-first. What would happen if we sorted longest-alignment-first? Do you see any advantages to this scheme? Any disadvantages? If the record as a whole must be an even multiple of the longest alignment, do the two approaches ever differ in total space required?

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Programming Language Pragmatics

ISBN: 9780124104099

4th Edition

Authors: Michael L. Scott

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