[BLACKBOX] GPCP REALs to LONGINTs (was: Another (?) Compiler Trap)

From: [at]} <CFB>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:51:10 +1030

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>From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
>Campbell, Robert (SELEX GALILEO, UK)
>Sent: Monday, 3 March 2008 8:53 PM
>To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
>Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Another (?) Compiler Trap
>
>The code above is NOT transportable because it uses
>SYSTEM.VAL. Chris, if you are listening, is there a Gardens
>Point way of type casting REALs to LONGINTs without changing
>the bit patterns?
>

Yes:

  RTS.realToLongBits(r: REAL): LONGINT;

Regards,
Chris

Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com/cp

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