[fpc-pascal] H2pas tool vs others, C header translation

[Sven Barth]

On 26.08.2017 13:43, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, 26 Aug 2017, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote:
> 
>>>
>>> I did read it.
>>>
>>> I think the programmer *must* worry about the details and must
>>> definitely
>>> NOT use the booleans for anything C related. That was my point.
>>>
>>> Attempting to cater for C code using BOOL or whatever type is misplaced.
>>> C does not have a boolean type.
>>>
>>> The standard says for "if" :
>>>
>>> "In both forms, the first substatement is executed if the expression
>>> compares unequal to 0."
>>>
>>> Treat it as such.
>>
>> And I say that the programmer does not need to care about it if the one
>> that translated the interface used the correct type.
> 
> And this "if" is the cliff on which the ship crashes and sinks...

But this "if" is also the case for a bunch of other translation cases.
There are for example some WinAPI translations that have a "var"
parameter for pointers while they should be by-value parameters cause
they can take "Nil". It's always possible for the translator to screw up
and one needs to take care by hand that it works correctly...

Regards,
Sven