[Lazarus] TRTLCriticalSection

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On 29/11/13 13:32, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Nov 2013, Antonio Fortuny wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks.
>>
>> On Linux x86_°64 Opensuse, Lazarus 1.0.12, FPC 2.6.2
>> Could anyone tell me why the next line
>>   EnterCriticalSection(CS);
>> with the following compiler error:
>> /home/sources/production/lib/usimplelogger.pas(180,27) Error: Call by 
>> var for arg no. 1 has to match exactly: Got "Pointer"
>> expected "QWord"  :-\
>> with somewhere before the declaration:
>> var
>>   CS: TRTLCriticalSection;
>>
>> whilst in threadh.inc the is:
>> procedure EnterCriticalsection(var cs : TRTLCriticalSection);
>>
>> which is pointed to when Ctrl-Left Click on the source unit word: 
>> EnterCriticalSection
>>
>> With same Lazarus/FPC into Win32 Vista no compiler error and runs OK
>
> What does TRTLCriticalSection point to ? There are multiple 
> definitions floating around, make sure you are taking the one from the 
> system unit:
>
> var
>    CS: system.TRTLCriticalSection;
http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=25187 makes debugging this 
particular issue worse.

Stephano