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Guarantee alignment of repr(C) structs with no fields #2264

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New rule `layout.repr.c.struct.align-empty`
DanielEScherzer May 5, 2026
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Merge `layout.repr.c.struct.align-empty` into `layout.repr.c.struct.a…
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Expand Up @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ r[layout.repr.c.struct]
#### `#[repr(C)]` Structs

r[layout.repr.c.struct.align]
The alignment of the struct is the alignment of the most-aligned field in it.
The alignment of the struct is the alignment of the most-aligned field in it, or 1 if there are no fields.

r[layout.repr.c.struct.size-field-offset]
The size and offset of fields is determined by the following algorithm.
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