> So it seems that passing them by value actually corresponds to what the > Delphi docs say.
Jonas, I agree, the documentation definitely does address the issue, which was where that conversation was derailed. Regarding actual implementation, I previously posted the full source to a test program with the results. The conclusion was that Delphi and FPC work the same, except when the convention is changed to cdecl. Under cdecl FPC returns "R is a structure on the stack" and Delphi returns "R refers to a reference on the stack". If anyone wants to repeat the tests, the source code is located under the link you last provided. Just change the calling convention of function A to see how the compiler handles parameters differently. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
