[fpc-devel] ARM patch to switch to controller records rather than arrays

[Florian Klämpfl]

Am 21.08.2011 01:35, schrieb John Clymer:
> DIFF attached for comment and review.  Provides the following features /
> difference:
> 
> 1) Switched operation of cpuinfo.pas - there is still a SET containing
> the ct_ constants, but that now indexes an array of structures rather
> than a collection of arrays.  The array contains the info from the old
> arrays, PLUS FLASH, SRAM and EPROM memory definitions i.e. BASE and SIZE
> for each.
> NOTE:  Switched for both ARM and AVR.  AVR changes will compile the
> cross compiler, but choke while building the RTL  (complaining about a
> function being too complex). However, the SVN and daily build exhibit
> the same behaviour - so I do not believe I have broken the AVR any
> further than it was broken.

tcontrollerdatatype should be declared only once.

> 
> 2) Added LM3FURY controller unit file - this will be built up into a
> base unit file for all the Fury class Stellaris controllers.

The file is missing.

> 
> 7) IF controllerunitstr is empty - then no added file is included in the
> build (again, to support a "base" controller type - with no defines what
> so ever - power user option)

This should be boundy to some controller type like dummy else beginners
will stumble on it.

Besides this, the patch can be applied imo.