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Has anyone ever come across a M2 compiler where LONGINT isn't 32-bit?
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trijezdci
Oct 13, 2020, 12:33:50 PM10/13/20
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I am working on a project, the nature of which requires that it is portable across dialects, compilers, targets and memory models.
Having examined some 16 or 17 classic Modula-2 compilers (PIM and ISO), I concluded that there are three different memory models:
(1) 16-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
(2) 32-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
(3) 32-bit CARDINAL, 64-bit LONGINT
In other words, it would seem that no matter which compiler, target and memory model, type LONGINT is always at least 32-bit wide.
Nevertheless, I would be interested to learn of any exceptions where this is not the case. So, if you have come across a compiler providing a memory model different than the above mentioned three cases, please post a reply to let me know which compiler/target and the bit widths for CARDINAL and LONGINT.
Thank you in advance.
Having examined some 16 or 17 classic Modula-2 compilers (PIM and ISO), I concluded that there are three different memory models:
(1) 16-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
(2) 32-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
(3) 32-bit CARDINAL, 64-bit LONGINT
In other words, it would seem that no matter which compiler, target and memory model, type LONGINT is always at least 32-bit wide.
Nevertheless, I would be interested to learn of any exceptions where this is not the case. So, if you have come across a compiler providing a memory model different than the above mentioned three cases, please post a reply to let me know which compiler/target and the bit widths for CARDINAL and LONGINT.
Thank you in advance.
trijezdci
Oct 13, 2020, 12:58:38 PM10/13/20
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PIM version:
https://github.com/m2sf/m2pp/blob/master/cfg/utils/CheckMemModel.pim.mod
ISO version:
https://github.com/m2sf/m2pp/blob/master/cfg/utils/CheckMemModel.iso.mod
Chris Burrows
Oct 29, 2020, 7:57:17 PM10/29/20
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On Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 3:28:38 AM UTC+10:30, trijezdci wrote:
> > Having examined some 16 or 17 classic Modula-2 compilers (PIM and ISO), I concluded that there are three different memory models:
> >
> > (1) 16-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
> > (2) 32-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
> > (3) 32-bit CARDINAL, 64-bit LONGINT
> >
> > In other words, it would seem that no matter which compiler, target and memory model, type LONGINT is always at least 32-bit wide.
> >
> > Nevertheless, I would be interested to learn of any exceptions where this is not the case. So, if you have come across a compiler providing a memory model different than the above mentioned three cases, please post a reply to let me know which compiler/target and the bit widths for CARDINAL and LONGINT.
Note that LONGINT was not introduced until the 3rd Edition of PIM so it was not implemented in early compilers e.g. Volition Systems.
> > Having examined some 16 or 17 classic Modula-2 compilers (PIM and ISO), I concluded that there are three different memory models:
> >
> > (1) 16-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
> > (2) 32-bit CARDINAL, 32-bit LONGINT
> > (3) 32-bit CARDINAL, 64-bit LONGINT
> >
> > In other words, it would seem that no matter which compiler, target and memory model, type LONGINT is always at least 32-bit wide.
> >
> > Nevertheless, I would be interested to learn of any exceptions where this is not the case. So, if you have come across a compiler providing a memory model different than the above mentioned three cases, please post a reply to let me know which compiler/target and the bit widths for CARDINAL and LONGINT.
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