------- Comment #14 from jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-03-09 20:13 ------- Yes, I will backport to 4.4 in a few days.
Regarding a followup patch. There are differences between internal units and how padding is handled and external units. I am certain we have crossed this question before. This is why I have done nothing about it so far. I agree to look into it and report back here. BTW Thanks Terry for reporting the original bug here. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43265