6.2.1 Mangled names for data blocks

The rules for mangled names for variables and typed constants are as follows:

• All variable names are converted to upper case

• Variables in the main program or private to a unit have an underscore (_) prepended to their names.

• Typed constants in the main program have a TC__ prepended to their names

• Public variables in a unit have their unit name prepended to them : U_UNITNAME_

• Public and private typed constants in a unit have their unit name prepended to them :TC__UNITNAME$$

• Do not use public names that start with FPC_, because FPC uses these for internal system routines and constants.

Examples:

unit testvars;

interface

const
 publictypedconst : integer = 0;
var
 publicvar : integer;

implementation
const
 privatetypedconst : integer = 1;
var
 privatevar : integer;

end.

Will result in the following assembler code for the gnu assembler :

.file "testvars.pas"

.text

.data
# [6] publictypedconst : integer = 0;
.globl TC__TESTVARS$$_PUBLICTYPEDCONST
TC__TESTVARS$$_PUBLICTYPEDCONST:
.short 0
# [12] privatetypedconst : integer = 1;
TC__TESTVARS$$_PRIVATETYPEDCONST:
.short 1

.bss
# [8] publicvar : integer;
.comm U_TESTVARS_PUBLICVAR,2
# [14] privatevar : integer;
.lcomm _PRIVATEVAR,2