This section lists all messages that can be displayed if the code generator encounters an error
condition.
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Error: Parameter list size exceeds 65535 bytes
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The I386 processor limits the parameter list to 65535 bytes. (The RET instruction causes
this.)
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Error: File types must be var parameters
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You cannot specify files as value parameters, i.e., they must always be declared var
parameters.
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Error: The use of a far pointer isn’t allowed there
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Free Pascal doesn’t support far pointers, so you cannot take the address of an expression
which has a far reference as a result. The mem construct has a far reference as a result, so the
following code will produce this error:
var p : pointer;
...
p:=@mem[a000:000];
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Error: EXPORT declared functions cannot be called
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No longer in use.
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Warning: Possible illegal call of constructor or destructor
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The compiler detected that a constructor or destructor is called within a a method. This will
probably lead to problems, since constructors / destructors require parameters on
entry.
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Note: Inefficient code
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Your statement seems dubious to the compiler.
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Warning: unreachable code
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You specified a construct which will never be executed. Example:
while false do
begin
{.. code ...}
end;
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Error: Abstract methods cannot be called directly
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You cannot call an abstract method directly. Instead, you must call an overriding child
method, because an abstract method isn’t implemented.
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Register arg1 weight arg2 arg3
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Debugging message. Shown when the compiler considers a variable for keeping in the
registers.
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Stack frame is omitted
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Some procedure/functions do not need a complete stack-frame, so it is omitted. This message
will be displayed when the -vd switch is used.
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Error: Object or class methods cannot be inline.
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You cannot have inlined object methods.
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Error: Procvar calls cannot be inline.
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A procedure with a procedural variable call cannot be inlined.
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Error: No code for inline procedure stored
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The compiler couldn’t store code for the inline procedure.
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Error: Element zero of an ansi/wide- or longstring cannot be accessed, use (set)length instead
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You should use setlength to set the length of an ansi/wide/longstring and length to get the
length of such string type.
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Error: Constructors or destructors cannot be called inside a ’with’ clause
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Inside a with clause you cannot call a constructor or destructor for the object you have in
the with clause.
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Error: Cannot call message handler methods directly
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A message method handler method cannot be called directly if it contains an explicit Self
argument.
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Error: Jump in or outside of an exception block
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It is not allowed to jump in or outside of an exception block like try..finally..end;. For
example, the following code will produce this error:
label 1;
...
try
if not(final) then
goto 1; // this line will cause an error
finally
...
end;
1:
...
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Error: Control flow statements are not allowed in a finally block
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It isn’t allowed to use the control flow statements break, continue and exit inside a finally
statement. The following example shows the problem:
...
try
p;
finally
...
exit; // This exit ISN'T allowed
end;
...
If the procedure p raises an exception the finally block is executed. If the execution reaches
the exit, it’s unclear what to do: exit the procedure or search for another exception
handler.
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Warning: Parameters size exceeds limit for certain cpu’s
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This indicates that you are declaring more than 64K of parameters, which might not be
supported on other processor targets.
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Warning: Local variable size exceed limit for certain cpu’s
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This indicates that you are declaring more than 32K of local variables, which might not be
supported on other processor targets.
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Error: Local variables size exceeds supported limit
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This indicates that you are declaring more than 32K of local variables, which is not
supported by this processor.
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Error: BREAK not allowed
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You’re trying to use break outside a loop construction.
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Error: CONTINUE not allowed
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You’re trying to use continue outside a loop construction.
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Fatal: Unknown compilerproc ”arg1”. Check if you use the correct run time library.
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The compiler expects that the runtime library contains certain subroutines. If you see this
error and you didn’t change the runtime library code, it’s very likely that the runtime library
you’re using doesn’t match the compiler in use. If you changed the runtime library this
error means that you removed a subroutine which the compiler needs for internal
use.
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Fatal: Cannot find system type ”arg1”. Check if you use the correct run time library.
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The compiler expects that the runtime library contains certain type definitions. If you see
this error and you didn’t change the runtime library code, it’s very likely that the runtime
library you’re using doesn’t match the compiler in use. If you changed the runtime library
this error means that you removed a type which the compiler needs for internal
use.
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Hint: Inherited call to abstract method ignored
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This message appears only in Delphi mode when you call an abstract method of a parent
class via inherited;. The call is then ignored.
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Error: Goto label ”arg1” not defined or optimized away
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The label used in the goto definition is not defined or optimized away by the unreachable
code elemination.
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Fatal: Cannot find type ”arg1” in unit ”arg2”. Check if you use the correct run time library.
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The compiler expects that the runtime library contains certain type definitions. If you see
this error and you didn’t change the runtime library code, it’s very likely that the runtime
library you’re using doesn’t match the compiler in use. If you changed the runtime library
this error means that you removed a type which the compiler needs for internal
use.
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Error: Interprocedural gotos are allowed only to outer subroutines
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Gotos between subroutines are only allowed if the goto jumps from an inner to an outer
subroutine or from a subroutine to the main program
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Error: Label must be defined in the same scope as it is declared
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In ISO mode, labels must be defined in the same scope as they are declared.
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Error: Leaving procedures containing explicit or implicit exceptions frames using goto is not allowed
Non-local gotos might not be used to leave procedures using exceptions either implicitly or
explicitly. Procedures which use automated types like ansistrings or class constructurs are
affected by this too.
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Error: In ISO mode, the mod operator is defined only for positive quotient
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In ISO pascal, only positive values are allowed for the quotient: n mod m is only valid if
m>0.
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Auto inlining: arg1
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Due to auto inlining turned on, the compiler auto inlines this subroutine.
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Error: The function used, is not supported by the selected instruction set: arg1
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Some functions cannot be implemented efficiently for certain instruction sets, one example is
fused multiply/add. To avoid very inefficient code, the compiler complains in this case, so
either select another instruction set or replace the function call by alternative
code
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Fatal: Maximum number of units (arg1) reached for the current target
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Depending of target architecture, the number of units is limited. This limit has been reached.
A unit counts only if it contains initialization or finalization count.
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Note: Call to subroutine ”arg1” marked as inline is not inlined
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The directive inline is only a hint to the compiler. Sometimes the compiler ignores this
hint, a subroutine marked as inline is not inlined. In this case, this hint is given.
Compiling with -vd might result in more information why the directive inline is
ignored.