alpha-970510: array problem.

Sun, 18 May 1997 13:43:09 +0100 (WET DST)

GPC alpha-970510 fails to compile this code:

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program ArrayTest(output);

type
  node = 0..4500;
  A = array[node] of integer;

var
  N1 : A;
  N2 : ^A;


begin
  writeln('OK');
end.

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It barfs on the "var N2: ^A;" declaration.

This used to work with previous releases of GPC.

I can find no paragraph in the spec where it says that this declaration is
valid, but I believe it is. Anyway, it BP likes it, and now
`gpc -fborland-pascal' doesn't :-(


BTW: This is the first bug detected by the automated compiler suite I'm
writing, so I guess this proves the value of having such a thing.

JanJaap

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