The following code gives

aligntest.d(3): Declaration expected, not '1'

struct ABC
{
align 1 char a;
}

Georg Wrede wrote:
> The following code gives
> 
> aligntest.d(3): Declaration expected, not '1'
> 
> struct ABC
> {
> align 1 char a;
> }

You need parenths.  align(1) should work.

 -- andy

In article <buepq8$188k$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Andy Friesen says...
>
>Georg Wrede wrote:
>> The following code gives
>> 
>> aligntest.d(3): Declaration expected, not '1'
>> 
>> struct ABC
>> {
>> align 1 char a;
>> }

Seems Walter seriously needs someone to take the responsibility for the docs!

At this point it is just stupid that he'd have to have that too on his shoulders. Walter's got more pressing stuff to do.

In article <bues9g$1ch5$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Georg Wrede says...
>
>In article <buepq8$188k$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Andy Friesen says...
>>
>>Georg Wrede wrote:
>>> The following code gives
>>> 
>>> aligntest.d(3): Declaration expected, not '1'
>>> 
>>> struct ABC
>>> {
>>> align 1 char a;
>>> }
>
>Seems Walter seriously needs someone to take the responsibility for the docs!
>
>At this point it is just stupid that he'd have to have that too on his shoulders. Walter's got more pressing stuff to do.
>
>

Why's that?  The docs appear to show the proper use of align in the "attributes" section of the docs (ie, use of parenthesis )