[fpc-pascal] Why in {$mode delphi} it works and in {$mode objfpc} it doesn't?

[Marco van de Voort]

On 16-1-2023 20:56, Giuliano Colla via fpc-pascal wrote:
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> No chance. Addr is a pointer (of type Pin_addr)
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> but
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> Addr := Pin_addr(HostEnt.h_addr^)
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> works only if mode is Delphi. In objfpc it raises exactly the same error.
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> A little bit weird, isn't it?
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It depends. It assumes .h_addr is compatible with pointer.  Since Free 
Pascal is more portable, that might be a platform dependent assumption.