[fpc-pascal] initializing pointer values

[dhkblaszyk at zeelandnet.nl]

On implementing a linked list I hit to some unexpected (doesn't
mean incorrect though) behaviour. 

 ptest = ^test;
 test = record
 p:
pointer;
 end; 

 new(mytest); 

When I allocate "mytest" the pointer
variable "p" is initialized as $ffffffff instead of nil as I did
suspect. In my code though I am relying on the fact that new pointers
are indeed nil so I can allocate them accordingly. How can I force and
rely on the fact that p is always nil? What is the correct procedure
here? 

TIA, Darius 
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