On Mon, 12 Feb 2024, Thomas Kurz via fpc-pascal wrote:
I wouldn't say so. Or at least, not generally. Why can't the compiler do what the programer intends to do: var s: single; d: double; e: extended; begin s := 8427.0 + 33.0 / 1440.0; // treat all constants all "single" d := 8427.0 + 33.0 / 1440.0; // treat all constants all "double" e := 8427.0 + 33.0 / 1440.0; // treat all constants all "extended" end.
You cannot do this in Pascal. The evaluation of the expression on the right of := does not
know (and should not know) what the type is of the expression on the left. Michael. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
