🚀 go-pugleaf

gstark@ifs.org.uk wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I wonder if someone out there could clarify something
> in the ISO standard.
> 
> Using one of the two "ISO Compliant" compilers we've tested (XDS), this is legal:
> 
> TYPE
>   Str = ARRAY[1 .. 10] OF CHAR;
>   StrArr = ARRAY[1 .. 2] OF Str;
> VAR
>   s : StrArr;
> BEGIN
>   s := StrArr{"Hello" , "Mum" };
> 
> ... but this is *illegal*:
> 
> TYPE
>   Str = ARRAY[1 .. 10] OF CHAR;
>   StrArr = ARRAY[1 .. 2] OF Str;
> CONST
>   s = StrArr{"Hello" , "Mum"};


The XDS translator reports "Can not generate object declaration" error 
in the second case.
It does not have any connection with ISO standard. It is just a 
restriction in the code 
generator which generates C code. Both texts are valid accorording to 
the standard.

BTW, Native XDS (which generates native code for Win95/WinNT)
compiles both texts without problems. 

I cannot say now why this structure constant is not generated by our 
translator, 
I'll have a look.

BTW, new XDS web pages are available as
	http://www.iis.nsk.su/xtech/xds/
and will be available soon as
	http://www.dct.com/~johnm/xds.html

-- Alex Nedorya, xTech Ltd