[fpc-devel] Illegal Expression: Compile Err - On one XP Pro box, not another - same source. Please Advise

[Marc Weustink]

Jason P Sage wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I have just installed the same exact FPC 2.0.4 Binary install on a new XP
> Pro Box. When I compile code on this box with source files that compile 
> On my other XP Pro box and my Fedora Linux Box - I get invalid operator.
> 
> I'm using the Bracket style compiler directive for objfpc compile mode in
> the source file.
> 
> Here is pseudo code example of the problem. This problem is very mechanical
> and reproducible on this new XP Pro machine. I'm hoping it’s a compiler
> configuration flag or something - but I can't figure it out.
> 
> 
> -----------------BEGIN------------------
> 
> program test;
> 
> // Platform Size integer in theory (32 bit on 32bit machine)
> var MyInt: integer; 
> 
> begin
>   MyInt+=1;  // Error Here
> End.
> 
> -------------- END -------------------
> 
> Note: Same Source file compiles fine on both an XP Pro box, and a Linux
> Fedora 5 box, but on a brand new Windows XP Pro machine - this problem is
> coming up. 

This is not a standard pascal syntax. You need to enable this with the
-Sc switch.

I guess you changed your fpc.cfg and haven't done so on your new box

Marc