Array REGister definitions have been made consistent by passing the
name of the array object. This allows proper sizing assessment
to occur in the register validation logic.
Some previously described array REGister initializers were not really
arrays. Some were structures and others were merely pointers to
someplace in memory that it was desirable to view as a scalar array.
Structures or other blob data should now use SAVEDATA. Virtual
arrays intended to be interpret some part of memory as scalar data
now use VBRDATA initializers.
Array REGister definitions have been made consistent by passing the
address of the whole array object. This allows proper sizing assessment
to occur in the register validation logic.
These changes facilitate more robust parameter type checking and helps
to identify unexpected coding errors.
Most simulators can now also be compiled with a C++ compiler without
warnings.
Additionally, these changes have also been configured to facilitate easier
backporting of simulator and device simulation modules to run under the
simh v3.9+ SCP framework.