[fpc-devel] Just need to double check the size of Integer

[Tomas Hajny]

On 2022-11-24 14:13, J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel wrote:


Hi Kit,

> I just need to double-check something.  Under CPU16, SizeInt and
> SizeUInt are declared as follows:
> 
>   SizeInt = Integer;
>   SizeUInt = Word;
> 
> Is Integer 16-bit in this case? I always thought Integer was defined
> as a signed 32-bit integer under FreePascal.  Or is this a bug with
> rtl/inc/systemh.inc and it should be defined as SmallInt instead?

You're wrong. The size of Integer depends on the compilation mode. It is 
16-bit in the TP and FPC modes, but overridden to 32-bit in OBJPAS and 
DELPHI modes.

Tomas