[fpc-pascal] alignment of records

[Jonas Maebe]

Xiangrong Fang wrote:

> ​OK, as a matter of fact, the stuff was copied from output of h2pas
> conversion program. :-)

Then it seems that h2pas is pretty broken.

> However, another issue: if I use this :
>
> ​{$CODEALIGN RECORDMIN=4}
>
> It worked.

No, it didn't. The record definition was still wrong.

> i.e. output size same as C version.

That's coincidence.

I wonder what's the
> difference between $CODEALIGN and $A/$PACKRECORDS?

Packrecords sets the maximum field alignment. As the name implies, 
{$codealign recordmin} sets the minimum field alignment.

> Also, if I use "packed records", alignment will never take place,
> regardless of $A settings, right?

Indeed.


Jonas