https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=114055
Bug ID: 114055
Summary: poor error message generated during when checking the
BY constant expression type
Product: gcc
Version: 14.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: P3
Component: modula2
Assignee: gaius at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: gaius at gcc dot gnu.org
Target Milestone: ---
This is a minor follow on bug to 114026.
$ cat forloopby.mod
MODULE forloopby ;
PROCEDURE init ;
CONST
increment = CARDINAL (1) ;
VAR
i: INTEGER ;
BEGIN
FOR i := 0 TO 10 BY increment DO
END
END init ;
BEGIN
init
END forloopby.
$ gm2 forloopby.mod
forloopby.mod: In function ‘init’:
forloopby.mod:10:8: error: In procedure ‘init’: type incompatibility between
‘INTEGER’ and ‘CARDINAL’
10 | FOR i := 0 TO 10 BY increment DO
| ^
which could be improved to mention the BY constant expression and designator
expression type fail.
