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22.11 C++ doesn't pack structs!

Q: When I use struct ffblk from the header dir.h in a C++ program, I get garbage in some members of the structure!

A: There is a known bug in GCC 2.7.2: the C++ compiler effectively ignores the __attribute__((packed)) directives, so the structures end up being not packed. DJGPP v2.01 comes with GCC 2.7.2.1 which corrected that bug, so upgrade. As a work-around, surround the declaration of the structure that needs to be packed with #pragma pack, like this: 
       #ifdef __cplusplus
       #pragma pack(1)
       #endif
       .
       .
       .
       #ifdef __cplusplus
       #pragma pack()
       #endif


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