[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2244: dtype(..., align=True) does not align doubles correctly

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#2244: dtype(..., align=True) does not align doubles correctly
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 Reporter:  tim-mitchell  |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect        |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  numpy.core    |     Version:  1.6.1      
 Keywords:                |  
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 given

 dtype = numpy.dtype([('id', numpy.int32), ('location', numpy.float64, 3)],
 align=True)

 we get

 dtype.descr --> [('id', '<i4'), ('location', '<f8', (3,))]

 dtype.itemsize = 28

 However doubles are 8-byte aligned by the VC2008 compiler and the sizeof
 the corresponding struct is 32.
 The description should be

 [('id', '<i4'), ("", '|V4'), ('location', '<f8', (3,))]

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