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julkas

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[CLOSED] SizeOf(integer) in Delphi mode
« on: December 16, 2019, 11:14:56 am »
From https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/prog/progse74.html -
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the type Integer is redefined as Longint
and https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Integer -
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Currently, the integer type is only dependent on $mode, not on the CPU type. An integer is 16-bit in TP or FPC modes, or 32-bit in ObjFPC or Delphi modes.

But Sizeof(Integer) = 2 {$mode delphi} for atmega328p . Please, explain.
Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]
  1. ...
  2. {$mode delphi}
  3.  
  4. var
  5.   dv: Integer;
  6.  
  7. {$if Sizeof(dv) = 8}
  8. {$info SizeOf(dv) = 8}
  9. {$elseif Sizeof(dv) = 4}
  10. {$info SizeOf(dv) = 4}
  11. {$elseif Sizeof(dv) = 2}
  12. {$info SizeOf(dv) = 2}
  13. {$elseif Sizeof(dv) = 1}
  14. {$info SizeOf(dv) = 1}
  15. {$endif}
  16. ...

Code: Text  [Select][+][-]
  1. $  ppcrossavr.exe -Tembedded -Cpavr5 -Wpatmega328p -vi Blinky.lpr
  2. Target OS: Embedded
  3. Compiling Blinky.lpr
  4. User defined: SizeOf(dv) = 2
  5. Assembling blinky
  6. Linking Blinky
  7. 41 lines compiled, 0.1 sec, 396 bytes code, 2 bytes data
  8.  
« Last Edit: December 16, 2019, 02:42:24 pm by julkas »

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Re: SizeOf(integer) in Delphi mode
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2019, 11:18:23 am »
The current (trunk) documentation is better.
Specialize a type, not a var.

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Re: SizeOf(integer) in Delphi mode
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2019, 02:11:57 pm »
The current (trunk) documentation is better.
As Thaddy mentioned the trunk documentation for Mode Delphi does mention that integer is CPU independent - "Inversely, it means that system.integer is always 16-bit.". Note that the online documentation is specific to FPC 3.0.4.  Anyone 

So taking this testing a bit further; below the size of integer for all modes that can compile a simple AVR test (tested on FPC 3.3.1 from 2019/11/08):
ModeSizeof(integer)Sizeof(NativeInt)
FPC
2
2
Delphi
2
2
DelphiUniUnicode
2
2
TP
2
2
ObjFPC
2
2
ISO
4
2

This implies that the current documentation for Ordinal Types - Integer. Item 1 below table 3.2, is incorrect: "Every platform has a ”native” integer size, depending on whether the platform is 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit or 64-bit. e.g. On AVR this is 8-bit".  This hasn't been updated in trunk documentation.

julkas

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Re: SizeOf(integer) in Delphi mode
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2019, 02:39:17 pm »
The current (trunk) documentation is better.
As Thaddy mentioned the trunk documentation for Mode Delphi does mention that integer is CPU independent - "Inversely, it means that system.integer is always 16-bit.". Note that the online documentation is specific to FPC 3.0.4.  Anyone 

So taking this testing a bit further; below the size of integer for all modes that can compile a simple AVR test (tested on FPC 3.3.1 from 2019/11/08):
ModeSizeof(integer)Sizeof(NativeInt)
FPC
2
2
Delphi
2
2
DelphiUniUnicode
2
2
TP
2
2
ObjFPC
2
2
ISO
4
2

This implies that the current documentation for Ordinal Types - Integer. Item 1 below table 3.2, is incorrect: "Every platform has a ”native” integer size, depending on whether the platform is 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit or 64-bit. e.g. On AVR this is 8-bit".  This hasn't been updated in trunk documentation.
OK. Thanks and SizeOf(FixedInt) in Delphi mode for atmega328p is 4 bytes.
Code: Text  [Select][+][-]
  1. ...
  2. {$mode delphi}
  3. var
  4.   dv: FixedInt;
  5. ...
  6.  
Code: Text  [Select][+][-]
  1.  ppcrossavr.exe -Tembedded -Cpavr5 -Wpatmega328p -vi -a Blinky.lpr
  2. Target OS: Embedded
  3. Compiling Blinky.lpr
  4. User defined: SizeOf(dv) = 4
  5. Assembling blinky
  6. Linking Blinky
  7. 41 lines compiled, 0.2 sec, 648 bytes code, 4 bytes data

 

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