[fpc-pascal] Why isn’t SizeOf() allowed in generic arrays?

[J.-c. Chu]

type TBytesOverlay<T> = array [0..SizeOf(T) - 1] of Byte

On March 29, 2012, Sven Barth wrote:

> Am 29.03.2012 10:14, schrieb J.-c. Chu:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Could somebody explain why SizeOf() cannot be used in the definition of
>> generic arrays?  I know this is a current limitation of Delphi, but will
>> it be possible to have this feature in Free Pascal first?
>>
> 
> Can you give a concrete example what you want to achieve, please?
> 
> Regards,
> Sven
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J.-c. Chu