13.6 Code generator messages

Error: Parameter list size exceeds 65535 bytes

The I386 processor limits the parameter list to 65535 bytes (the RET instruction causes this)

Error: File types must be var parameters

You cannot specify les as value parameters, i.e. they must always be declared var parameters.

Error: The use of a far pointer isn't allowed there

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];

Error: EXPORT declared functions can't be called

No longer in use.

Warning: Possible illegal call of constructor or destructor

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.

Note: Inecient code

Your statement seems dubious to the compiler.

Warning: unreachable code

You specied a construct which will never be executed. Example:

while false do      begin      {.. code ...}      end;

Error: Abstract methods can't be called directly

You cannot call an abstract method directy, instead you must call a overriding child method, because an abstract method isn't implemented.

Register arg1 weight arg2 arg3

Debugging message. Shown when the compiler considers a variable for keeping in the registers.

Stack frame is omitted

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.

Error: Object or class methods can't be inline.

You cannot have inlined object methods.

Error: Procvar calls cannot be inline.

A procedure with a procedural variable call cannot be inlined.

Error: No code for inline procedure stored

The compiler couldn't store code for the inline procedure.

Error: Element zero of an ansi/wide- or longstring can't be accessed, use (set)length instead

You should use setlength to set the length of an ansi/wide/longstring and length to get the length of such a string types

Error: Constructors or destructors can not be called inside a 'with' clause

Inside a with clause you cannot call a constructor or destructor for the object you have in the with clause.

Error: Cannot call message handler methods directly

A message method handler method cannot be called directly if it contains an explicit self argument

Error: Jump in or outside of an exception block

It is not allowed to jump in or outside of an exception block like try..finally..end;:

label 1;      ...      try       if not(final) then         goto 1;   // this line will cause an error    finally      ...    end;    1:    ...

Error: Control ow statements aren't allowed in a nally block

It isn't allowed to use the control ow statements break, continue and exit inside a nally 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 nally block is executed. If the execution reaches the exit, it's unclear what to do: exiting the procedure or searching for another exception handler

Warning: Parameters size exceeds limit for certain cpu's

This indicates that you are declaring more than 64K of parameters, which might not be supported on other processor targets.

Warning: Local variable size exceed limit for certain cpu's

This indicates that you are declaring more than 32K of local variables, which might not be supported on other processor targets.

Error: Local variables size exceeds supported limit

This indicates that you are declaring more than 32K of local variables, which is not supported by this processor.

Error: BREAK not allowed

You're trying to use break outside a loop construction.

Error: CONTINUE not allowed

You're trying to use continue outside a loop construction.

Fatal: Unknown compilerproc "arg1". Check if you use the correct run time library.

The compiler expects that the runtime library contains some subrountines. If you see this error and you didn't mess with the runtime library, it's very likely that the runtime library you're using doesn't match the used compiler. If you changed the runtime library this error means that you removed a subroutine which the compiler needs for internal use.