[fpc-pascal] open arrays as parameters (why packed not allowed)?

[Bruce Bauman]

Great, although ignoring the "packed" would be very useful as we are mechanically translating a large body of code.
 
-- Bruce
 
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From: fpc-pascal-bounces at lists.freepascal.org on behalf of Jonas Maebe
Sent: Fri 10/16/2009 4:50 AM
To: FPC-Pascal users discussions
Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal] open arrays as parameters (why packed not allowed)?




On 16 Oct 2009, at 10:43, Jürgen Hestermann wrote:

>> Sorry, I misread the mail, I thought it was about bitpacked arrays. 
>> Plain "packed" arrays are no different from regular arrays in FPC 
>> (we basically ignore that modifier, except in MacPas mode where 
>> it's an alias for bitpacked), so the "packed" monicker can simply 
>> be left out when declaring the open array parameter.
>
> Then it could also be allowed (and ignored)?

Yes, but he doesn't have to wait for this to be implemented in the 
compiler.


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