[boomlinde]

> Individual data types have their own alignment (e.g., `bool`/`char` may be 1, `short` may be 2, `int` may be 4, `long` may be 8, etc.), and the alignment of a compound type (like a struct) defaults to the maximum alignment of its constituent types.

I will add that this is implementation defined. IIRC the only restriction the standard imposes on the alignment of a struct is that a pointer to it is also a pointer to its first member when converted, meaning its alignment must practically be a multiple of that of its first field.

[NooneAtAll3]

implementation-defined means your specialized platform can be supported without needing to conform - it does not mean that common knowledge is false for common users

[boomlinde]

"Implementation-defined" means that there is nothing to conform to as far as the standard is concerned. I have not claimed that "common knowledge is false for common users" or anything to that effect. My comment is additive, which should have been clear to anyone reading the first three words of it.