[fpc-pascal] Re: Range check error while evaluating constants

[ik]

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 4:26 PM, ik <idokan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have the following function:
>
> function OneToTwoComplement(AValue: QWord): QWord;
> begin
>   Result := (AValue xor $FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF) + 1;
> end;
>
> What am I missing here that makes the compiler complain about "Range
> check error while evaluating constants" ?
> Why doesn't it complain on :
>
> function OneToTwoComplement(AValue: Int64): Int64;
> begin
>   Result := (Abs(AValue) xor $FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF) + 1;
> end;
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ido

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