[Lazarus] Online LCL docs - Error 404

[Michael Van Canneyt]

Roland Turcan wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I have found some new information about this problem:
> 
> 1.
> 
> TYPE TMyOne =record
>                First:integer;
>                Second:integer;
>              end;
> 
> ... then the size of this object is 2*4 bytes.
> 
> 2.
> 
> TYPE TMyOne =record
>                First:integer;
>                Second:double;
>              END;
> 
> ... where I would expect 4 + 8 bytes = 12 bytes
> ... but the size of this object is 16!
> 
> 
> 3.
> 
> TYPE TMyOne =record
>                First:integer;
>                Second:extended;
>              END;
> 
> ... where I would expect 4 + 16 bytes = 20 bytes
> ... but the size of this object is 32!
> 
> 
> So this proves me, that compiler tries to align the data structure to
> multiplied size of biggest element to which fit all elements.
> 
> I have understood this behavior, but this happens me in these cases:
> 
> 1. Delphi 7
> 2. Kylix 3
> 3. Lazarus on Ubuntu
> 4. Lazarus on PowerPC Mac OS X 10.5
> 
> but on Intel Based Mac OS X 10.5 Mini with Intel Duo 2 Core it
> DOESN'T. Therefore I have problems with parsing of binaries back to
> memory.
> 
> I don't expect CPU specific problem, otherwise it would not work
> active projects, therefore I think it must be compiler specific
> problem.
> 
> Do you have any idea?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Greetings, TRoland;

Have you checked packed records ?


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