external SIGSEGV error when calling function as procedure

[kegge13]

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1. function someobject.dosomething(abool:boolean): boolean;
2. begin
3. result:= true;
4. end;
5.  
6. .....
7.  
8. var myobject: someobject.
9. ....
10. myobject.dosomthing(false);
11.  
12.  

In my port of a large Delphi 7 project I get an external SIGSEGV error when I make a call to a object function as were it a procedure, i.e. ignoring the function result. Is there a compiler option to make this acceptable?

thanks in advance

[howardpc]

No compiler option exists or is needed AFAIK.
Your SIGSEGV must arise elsewhere.
Are you sure myobject is not Nil?

[lucamar]

There is a compiler directive to allow that "extended syntax": [$X+} or {$EXTENDEDSYNTAX ON}, as well as command line option -Sa1 but, first, that feature is ON by default and second, even if it were off for some reason it would not give a SISSEGV but fail to compile.

There must be some other error in your code, as Howard said.

[PascalDragon]

In my port of a large Delphi 7 project I get an external SIGSEGV error when I make a call to a object function as were it a procedure, i.e. ignoring the function result. Is there a compiler option to make this acceptable?

As the others said, you have a different error (likely your instance is Nil). If extended syntax would be switched of then you'd get a compile time error.

Please provide a full example that demonstrates your problem.

[kegge13]

Indeed the problem arised not through this construct, it took a while find the real problem although.
Thanks for your responses.