bug report - Gpc

3 Aug 2003


      Attempting to compile the following code
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program objtest(input,output);
type obj=object
   a:integer;
   constructor initialize;
end;
procedure obj.initialize;
begin
   a:=3;
end;
var a,b:obj;
begin
   b.a:=0;
   a.initialize;
   b:=a;
   writeln(b.a);
end.
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I received the following error message:
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cd ~/pas/
gpc objtest.p
objtest.p: In function `Obj_Initialize':
objtest.p:10: Internal compiler error in `yyparse', at parse.y:3601
Please submit a full bug report.
See URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/faq.html#bugreport for
instructions.
Compilation exited abnormally with code 1 at Sun Aug  3 16:57:52
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and I am complying with the instruction to report the error, though when I
went to the above URL I found that it was dealing with C++ so I thought
that I ought to mention it here.
Details
Red Hat Linux release 7.3 (Valhalla)
Kernel 2.4.18-3 on an i686
gpc --version
gives
2.1 (200205), based on gcc-2.95.4 20010315 (release)
(I realise that I should have written
constructor obj.initialize;
and when I do that the program compiles, but in view of the instruction in
the error message I am writing to the mailling list.)
(If this is the wrong thing to do, I'm sorry.)
John O.