text: /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018, EPCC, The University of Edinburgh
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
  *
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  *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  *
  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
  *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
  *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  *
  * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
  *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
  *    this software without specific prior written permission.
  *
  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
  * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
  * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
  * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
  * CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
  * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
  * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
  
  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <stdlib.h>
  #include <string.h>
  #include <string>
  #include "misc.h"
  #include "edat.h"
  
  /**
  * Displays an error message to stderror and aborts
  */
  void raiseError(const char* errorMessage) {
    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", errorMessage);
    abort();
  }
  
  /**
  * Retrieves the size of a specific in built type in bytes
  */
  int getBaseTypeSize(int type) {
    if (type == EDAT_INT) return sizeof(int);
    if (type == EDAT_FLOAT) return sizeof(float);
    if (type == EDAT_DOUBLE) return sizeof(double);
    if (type == EDAT_BYTE) return sizeof(char);
    if (type == EDAT_ADDRESS) return sizeof(char*);
    if (type == EDAT_LONG) return sizeof(long);
    if (type == EDAT_NOTYPE) return 0;
    raiseError("Error in type matching\n");
    return -1;
  }
  
  