[fpc-pascal]Apple Mac pointer problem

[Olle Raab]

04-09-24 08.49, skrev Skybuck at home.nl följande:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Olle Raab" <olle.r at automagika.se>
> To: <fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal]Apple Mac pointer problem
> 
> 
> 04-09-24 03.33, skrev Harald Houppermans följande:
> 
>>> Though looking at the code again... why is testDataPointer declared (it
>>> doesn't seem to be used) ?
>>> 
>>> In other words...
>>> 
>>> 1. Does the routine expect a pointer to data ?
>>> 2. Does the routine expect a pointer to a pointer to data ?
>>> 3. Or does the routine expect like a var parameter... that means the data
>>> itself... like a const reference or something ;)
>>> 
>>> For example pascal and delphi file routines and streams work with number
> 3
>>> ;)
> 
> This kind of parameters do not exist on tradiional mac compilers, you have
> to use pointers.
> 
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> 
> Well that is interesting in itself...
> 
> I hope this only applies to macintosh operating system API's ?

Exactly, the above apply only when calling the macos api directly.

Olle