Am 24.03.2023 um 15:04 schrieb Benito van der Zander via fpc-pascal:
why is a pointer to a char not a pchar (for type helpers)?
Because that's how helpers work in Delphi as well: The address operator
has as a result an expression that allows the use of a helper for the
raw Pointer type (no ma
> It is possible
> (https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source/-/blob/main/tests/test/talignrec1.pp),
> but it is subject to the same limitations when declaring variables of
> those types.
>
> Jonas
Aha. Nice!
Does it work recursively? I mean - does it work when aligned record is itself a
f
On 27/03/2023 21:25, denisgolovan via fpc-pascal wrote:
But it's still not possible to attach alignment to type itself instead of
variable, right?
It is possible
(https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source/-/blob/main/tests/test/talignrec1.pp),
but it is subject to the same limitations wh
> However, the maximum alignment you can specify this way is limited per
> target (hardcoded in the compiler). In 3.2.x, it's 16 bytes for most
> desktop targets. On 3.3.x, it's 64 bytes for most desktop targets.
>
> Jonas
But it's still not possible to attach alignment to type itself instead
On 27/03/2023 09:28, Matias Ezequiel Vara Larsen via fpc-pascal wrote:
Apologies in the case this subject has been already discussed. I require
that some global variables be cache-line aligned. This is a requirement
for per-CPU variables that are statically defined to prevent cache
ping-pong. Is
Hello everyone,
Apologies in the case this subject has been already discussed. I require
that some global variables be cache-line aligned. This is a requirement
for per-CPU variables that are statically defined to prevent cache
ping-pong. Is there any way to do this at fpc when the record is
decl
