On Sat, 28 Aug 2010, Dimitri Smits wrote:
Hi,
I was wondering if anybody could direct me in the right direction (either mail,
wiki) with regard to following questions.
What I want to do:
Since Delphi 2010, there is a new unit in the RTL that makes RTTI more of
a breeze. I'd like to port (meaning: compatible interface, fpc
implementation) this unit to fpc-rtl. Initially port over what is there
already. Later maybe include in the compiler stuff like scoped RTTI (not
just published alone) and "customattributes" if there is need for that
level of compatibility. Also, adding more methods on the current
interface is possible too. It is more than just a readable substitute for
TypInfo.
Well, the compiler doesn't support custom attributes.
For this I'd like to know a few things:
- First off: would this kind of thing even be considered for inclusion?
Yes. Any unit to increase Delphi compatibility is worth of inclusion.
- How to get it into repository/feedback from core? (through feature request
with attachment in mantis?)
I'll handle that; Just post it on mantis, I'll look into it.
- Codestyle conventions for fpc-code? (including licence-header etc)
Modified LGPL header (see any rtl file).
Code style: follow the Borland style guide.
- Is there (besides System, SysUtils, Types and the Variant-units) another
place to look for RTTI-types?
Not sure I know what you mean by this ?
- Where do I need to take care off (how to include it in rtl package, ...,
unit-dependencies )?
Nothing. I'll take care of that, you just write the code.
- I've read somewhere that nothing gets included if no unit-tests are
- provided. Is this using fpcunit? Any pointers on the testingsystem,
- do's and don'ts are welcome.
You can use fpcunit; there are sample tests in the fcl-fpcunit directory.
All other daily test programs use a different mechanism: they must return
a zero exit code. Nonzero exit code means that there is an error.
You're free to choose one over the other; Personally, I favour fpc-unit style.
I find it works most easily, definitely if you use Lazarus.
Since I work on win32 (only), I'm not that familiar with makefiles. So, if
I need to add anything to makefiles or copy+edit another makefile, please
redirect me to more information. (mainly for testing-app, I guess)
Let me handle that. Focus on the code.
Michael.
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