Problem with constant strings in gpc 1.2(2.7.2)#7 ???

Fri, 30 Aug 1996 09:34:46 -0700

Hi,
    In the users' manual chapter "About Pascal and Extended Pascal
languages" 
there is a small example on how to initialize constant strings. When I
try
compiling the fragment with gpc 1.2(2.7.2)#7 I get the error messages
as showm below. Is this a valid bug or am I just doing something wrong?

Cheers,

Harry Reed
doon@hrc.nevada.edu


PS: Great work on GPC! Keep it up!!!!


source program --- cut here --- 8< --- cut here --- 8< --- cut here ---

program test;
 
const
  MyStringsCount = 5;
type
  Ident = string(20);
var
  MyStrings : array [1..MyStringsCount] of Ident value [
    1:'EXPORT'; 2:'IMPLEMENTATION'; 3:'IMPORT';
    4:'INTERFACE'; 5:'MODULE'];

begin
end.

compiler output --- cut here --- 8< --- cut here --- 8< --- cut here ---

test.pas: In function `test':
test.pas:9: parse error before `:'
test.pas:9: Set constructor elements must be of ordinal type
test.pas:9: missing comma
test.pas:9: parse error before `;'
test.pas:9: missing comma
test.pas:9: parse error before `:'
test.pas:9: Set constructor elements must be of ordinal type
test.pas:9: missing comma
test.pas:9: parse error before `;'
test.pas:9: missing comma
test.pas:9: parse error before `:'
test.pas:9: Set constructor elements must be of ordinal type
test.pas:9: missing comma
test.pas:9: parse error before `;'
test.pas:10: missing comma
test.pas:10: parse error before `:'
test.pas:10: Set constructor elements must be of ordinal type
test.pas:10: missing comma
test.pas:10: parse error before `;'
test.pas:10: missing comma
test.pas:10: initial value is of wrong type

Harry Reed (doon@eeyore.lv-hrc.nevada.edu)