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+{****************************************************************}
+{  CODE GENERATOR TEST PROGRAM                                   }
+{****************************************************************}
+{ NODE TESTED : secondvecn()                                     }
+{****************************************************************}
+{ PRE-REQUISITES: secondload()                                   }
+{                 secondassign()                                 }
+{                 secondfor()                                    }
+{                 secondderef()                                  }
+{                 Free Pascal compiler                           }
+{                 secondnew()                                    }
+{                 seconddispose()                                }
+{                 secondinline() length()                        }
+{****************************************************************}
+{ DEFINES:                                                       }
+{****************************************************************}
+{ REMARKS:                                                       }
+{   Missing tests : LOC_JUMP, LOC_FLAGS                          }
+{                   location                                     }
+{                   openarray tests                              }
+{                                                                }
+{                                                                }
+{                                                                }
+{****************************************************************}
+program tvecn;
+
+
+{ things to test :                                 }
+{   array/record offset with index = 0             }
+{   array/record offset with index < MAX_CPU_DISP  }
+{   non-aligned word/dword access to record field  }
+{   ansistring                                     }
+{         LOC_REFERENCE, LOC_REGISTER              }
+{   string                                         }
+{   right (index value)                            }
+{     LOC_REGISTER                                 }
+{     LOC_FLAGS                                    }
+{     LOC_JUMP                                     }
+{     LOC_REFERENCE, LOC_MEM                       }
+const
+ min_small_neg_array = -127;
+ max_small_neg_array = 255;
+
+ min_small_array = 0;
+ max_small_array = 255;
+
+ min_big_neg_array = -100000;
+ max_big_neg_array = 100000;
+
+ min_big_array = 0;
+ max_big_array = 524288;
+
+ min_big_odd_array = 0;
+ max_big_odd_array = 255;
+
+ alphabet_size = ord('Z')-ord('A')+1;
+ alphabet : array[1..alphabet_size] of char =
+ (
+  'A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I',
+  'J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R',
+  'S','T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z');
+
+type
+  { alignment requirements are checked }
+  { in tsubscript.pp not here          }
+  { so all elements are byte for easy  }
+  { testing.                           }
+  toddelement   = packed record
+   _b0 : array[1..65537] of byte;
+   _b1 : byte;
+   _b2 : byte;
+  end;
+
+  psmallnegarray = ^smallnegarray;
+  smallnegarray = array[min_small_neg_array..max_small_neg_array] of word;
+  psmallarray   = ^smallarray;
+  smallarray    = array[min_small_array..max_small_array] of word;
+  pbignegarray  = ^bignegarray;
+  bignegarray   = array[min_big_neg_array..max_big_neg_array] of word;
+  pbigarray     = ^bigarray;
+  bigarray      = array[min_big_array..max_big_array] of word;
+  { in the case of odd addresses        }
+  { call multiply in calculating offset }
+  pbigoddarray = ^bigoddarray;
+  bigoddarray  = array[min_big_odd_array..max_big_odd_array] of toddelement;
+
+
+var
+ globalsmallnegarray : smallnegarray;
+ globalsmallarray : smallarray;
+ globalbignegarray : bignegarray;
+ globalbigarray : bigarray;
+ globaloddarray : bigoddarray;
+ globalindex : longint;
+ globalansi : ansistring;
+
+
+   { this routine clears all arrays     }
+   { without calling secondvecn() first }
+   procedure clearglobalarrays;
+     begin
+      FillChar(globalsmallnegarray,sizeof(globalsmallnegarray),0);
+      FillChar(globalsmallarray,sizeof(globalsmallarray),0);
+      FillChar(globalbignegarray,sizeof(globalbignegarray),0);
+      FillChar(globalbignegarray,sizeof(globalbignegarray),0);
+      FillChar(globalbigarray,sizeof(globalbigarray),0);
+      FillChar(globaloddarray,sizeof(globaloddarray),0);
+     end;
+
+
+  { left: array definition }
+  { right : index constant }
+  { NOT OPEN ARRAY         }
+  { (current): LOC_MEM, LOC_REFERENCE (symbol) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (with index register) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (without index register) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (without base register) }
+  procedure testarrayglobal;
+   var
+    i : longint;
+    passed : boolean;
+   begin
+    passed := true;
+    ClearGlobalArrays;
+    Write('Testing subscriptn() global variables...');
+
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_JUMP ??????      }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM (symbol) }
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_FLAGS??????      }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM (symbol) }
+
+
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_REFERENCE        }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM (symbol) }
+    globalindex := max_big_array;
+    globalbigarray[globalindex] := $F0F0;
+    if globalbigarray[globalindex] <> $F0F0 then
+     passed := false;
+
+    { RIGHT : ordconstn            }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM (symbol) }
+    { index 1 : 1                  }
+    globalbigarray[max_big_array] := $FF;
+    if globalbigarray[max_big_array] <> $FF then
+     passed := false;
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_REGISTER         }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM (symbol) }
+    for i:=min_small_neg_array to max_small_neg_array do
+      begin
+        globalsmallnegarray[i] := word(i);
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_small_neg_array to max_small_neg_array do
+      begin
+        if globalsmallnegarray[i] <> word(i) then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+    for i:=min_small_array to max_small_array do
+      begin
+        globalsmallarray[i] := i;
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_small_array to max_small_array do
+      begin
+        if globalsmallarray[i] <> i then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+    for i:=min_big_neg_array to max_big_neg_array do
+      begin
+        globalbignegarray[i] := word(i);
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_big_neg_array to max_big_neg_array do
+      begin
+        if globalbignegarray[i] <> word(i) then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+
+    for i:=min_big_array to max_big_array do
+      begin
+        globalbigarray[i] := word(i);
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_big_array to max_big_array do
+      begin
+        if globalbigarray[i] <> word(i) then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+
+    for i:=min_big_odd_array to max_big_odd_array do
+      begin
+        globaloddarray[i]._b1 := byte(i);
+      end;
+
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_big_odd_array to max_big_odd_array do
+      begin
+        if globaloddarray[i]._b1 <> byte(i) then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+
+    if passed then
+      WriteLn('Success.')
+    else
+      WriteLn('Failure.');
+   end;
+
+
+  { left: array definition }
+  { right : index constant }
+  { OPEN ARRAY             }
+  { (current): LOC_MEM, LOC_REFERENCE (symbol) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (with index register) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (without index register) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (without base register) }
+  procedure testarraylocal;
+    var
+    localsmallnegarray : psmallnegarray;
+    localsmallarray : psmallarray;
+    localbignegarray : pbignegarray;
+    localbigarray : pbigarray;
+    localindex : longint;
+    i : longint;
+    passed : boolean;
+   begin
+    Write('Testing subscriptn() local variables...');
+    new(localsmallnegarray);
+    new(localsmallarray);
+    new(localbignegarray);
+    new(localbigarray);
+
+    passed := true;
+    FillChar(localsmallnegarray^,sizeof(smallnegarray),0);
+    FillChar(localsmallarray^,sizeof(smallarray),0);
+    FillChar(localbignegarray^,sizeof(bignegarray),0);
+    FillChar(localbignegarray^,sizeof(bignegarray),0);
+    FillChar(localbigarray^,sizeof(bigarray),0);
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_JUMP ??????      }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM (symbol) }
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_FLAGS??????      }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM (symbol) }
+
+
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_REFERENCE        }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM () }
+    localindex := max_big_array;
+    localbigarray^[localindex] := $F0F0;
+    if localbigarray^[localindex] <> $F0F0 then
+     passed := false;
+
+    { RIGHT : ordconstn            }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM () }
+    { index 1 : 1                  }
+    localbigarray^[max_big_array] := $FF;
+    if localbigarray^[max_big_array] <> $FF then
+     passed := false;
+
+    { RIGHT : LOC_REGISTER         }
+    { (current) : LOC_MEM () }
+    for i:=min_small_neg_array to max_small_neg_array do
+      begin
+        localsmallnegarray^[i] := word(i);
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_small_neg_array to max_small_neg_array do
+      begin
+        if localsmallnegarray^[i] <> word(i) then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+    for i:=min_small_array to max_small_array do
+      begin
+        localsmallarray^[i] := i;
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_small_array to max_small_array do
+      begin
+        if localsmallarray^[i] <> i then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+    for i:=min_big_neg_array to max_big_neg_array do
+      begin
+        localbignegarray^[i] := word(i);
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_big_neg_array to max_big_neg_array do
+      begin
+        if localbignegarray^[i] <> word(i) then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+
+    for i:=min_big_array to max_big_array do
+      begin
+        localbigarray^[i] := word(i);
+      end;
+    { now compare if the values are correct }
+    for i:=min_big_array to max_big_array do
+      begin
+        if localbigarray^[i] <> word(i) then
+           passed := false;
+      end;
+
+    if passed then
+      WriteLn('Success.')
+    else
+      WriteLn('Failure.');
+
+
+
+    dispose(localbigarray);
+    dispose(localbignegarray);
+    dispose(localsmallarray);
+    dispose(localsmallnegarray);
+   end;
+
+
+
+
+
+  { (current): LOC_MEM, LOC_REFERENCE (symbol) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (with index register) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (without index register) }
+  { (current): LOC_REFERENCE (without base register) }
+  procedure testansistring;
+
+    var
+      localansi : ansistring;
+      passed : boolean;
+      i : longint;
+    begin
+      Write('Testing subscriptn() ansistring()...');
+      passed := true;
+      localansi := 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
+      { RIGHT : LOC_REFERENCE        }
+      { (current) : LOC_REFERENCE () }
+      for i:=1 to length(localansi) do
+        begin
+          if localansi[i]<>alphabet[i] then
+            passed := false;
+        end;
+
+      { RIGHT : LOC_REFERENCE
+       (current) : LOC_REGISTER  ()
+      for i:=0 to length(localansi) do
+        begin
+          if ansistring(getansistr)[i]<>alphabet[i] then
+            passed := false;
+        end;
+      }
+      if passed then
+        WriteLn('Success.')
+      else
+        WriteLn('Failure.');
+    end;
+
+
+   { left: array definition       }
+   { right : + operator           }
+   { right right : index constant }
+   { With -Or switch only         }
+  
+
+   { left: array definition       }
+   { right : - operator           }
+   { right right : index constant }
+   { With -Or switch only         }
+
+
+begin
+  globalansi := 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
+  testarrayglobal;
+  testarraylocal;
+  testansistring;
+end.
+
+
+
+{
+  $Log$
+  Revision 1.1  2001-06-29 02:02:10  carl
+  + add array indexing test suite (incomplete)
+
+}
+