From: Martin Sebor <msebor@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 03:18:23 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: extend.texi (attribute packed): Correct typos.
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extend.texi (attribute packed): Correct typos.


gcc/ChangeLog:

	* doc/extend.texi (attribute packed): Correct typos.

From-SVN: r265076
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diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 5aded93b4e2..67b39211811 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2018-10-11  Martin Sebor  <msebor@redhat.com>
+
+	* doc/extend.texi (attribute packed): Correct typos.
+
 2018-10-11  Martin Sebor  <msebor@redhat.com>
 
 	* doc/extend.texi (attribute flatten): Mention interaction with
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index 87021cd8e6e..34ecc4f8d14 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -6221,13 +6221,13 @@ int f (struct Data *pd, const char *s)
 
 @item packed
 @cindex @code{packed} variable attribute
-The @code{packed} attribute specifies that a variable or structure field
-should have the smallest possible alignment---one byte for a variable,
-and one bit for a field, unless you specify a larger value with the
-@code{aligned} attribute.
+The @code{packed} attribute specifies that a structure member should have
+the smallest possible alignment---one bit for a bit-field and one byte
+otherwise, unless a larger value is specified with the @code{aligned}
+attribute.  The attribute does not apply to non-member objects.
 
-Here is a structure in which the field @code{x} is packed, so that it
-immediately follows @code{a}:
+For example in the structure below, the member array @code{x} is packed
+so that it immediately follows @code{a} with no intervening padding:
 
 @smallexample
 struct foo