https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127794
Bug ID: 127794
Summary: Unable to allocate more than MAX(CARDINAL) bytes using
Storage modules
Product: gcc
Version: 17.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: modula2
Assignee: gaius at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: gaius at gcc dot gnu.org
Target Milestone: ---
Consider:
MODULE test ;
FROM Storage IMPORT ALLOCATE ;
FROM SYSTEM IMPORT ADDRESS ;
CONST
MemSize = MAX(CARDINAL) + 1 ;
VAR
start: ADDRESS ;
BEGIN
ALLOCATE (start, MemSize)
END test.
The 2nd parameter to ALLOCATE (in both ISO and PIM libraries) is a CARDINAL.
The result is that the 2nd parameter value will be zero as the cardinal wraps.
Perhaps there should be additional LONGALLOCATE / LONGDEALLOCATE procedures (in
Storage) allowing a LONGCARD 2nd parameter or maybe a new LongStorage module
offering ALLOCATE/DEALLOCATE with a LONGCARD 2nd parameter.
