[fpc-devel] intptr_t and Linux

Marco van de Voort marcov at stack.nl
Mon Apr 25 14:19:31 CEST 2011


In our previous episode, ik said:
> > and ptrint, intptr and (c)intptr_t is a bit too much without very good
> > reasons.
> >
> > So, what do you need it for, and why can't you use simply ptrint?
> >
> 
> I bind C code, and looked for it.
> And I used PtrInt instead but was interested in understanding the reason why
> it's not there.

Ok. I justed asked, because all this is pretty much on the basis of
conservative pragmatism.  

If there are really heavy reasons (e.g.  cases where C and Pascal typing
differ), that is a new situation.



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