`Word' data type et al._(re)

Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:01:03 +0100 (BST)

On Tue, 17 Jun 1997 16:13:12 +0200 Frank Heckenbach  
wrote:
>
>The African Chief wrote:
>
>> In bpcompat's GPCTYPES unit, I have this;
>>
>> {$ifdef _Borland_16_Bit_}
>
>Is this defined by default in your unit? 

No. The definition is commented out (with a dot before the "$")

> (Otherwise it might be confusing for BP->gpc programmers.)

BP->GPC programmers (like me) may want BP syntax support,
but not necessarily want to use 16-bit data structures instead 
of the default ones. It is quite easy to remove the dot.

>> Type
>> Single    = __short__ Real;
>> Double    = Real;
>> Extended  = __long__ Real;
>> ShortInt  = __byte__ Integer;
>> LongInt   = Integer;
>> Comp      = __longlong__ Integer;
>> Integer16 = __short__ Integer;
>> Word      = __unsigned__ Integer16;
>> {$endif _Borland_16_Bit_}
>
>Don't forget:
>
>Byte = __unsigned__ Shortint;

I believe that "Byte" is the same in GPC and BP, and so
it doesn't need to be redefined for 16-bit BP.

Best regards, The Chief 
Dr Abimbola A. Olowofoyeku (The African Chief, and the Great Elephant)
Author of:  Chief's Installer Pro v3.60 for Win16 and Win32.
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