Adriaan van Os via fpc-pascal <fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org> schrieb am Mo., 16. Okt. 2023, 15:14:
> > > That's absurd, there are many features in modes objfpc and macpas > > that don't compile with Delphi. > > > > > > That doesn't make it any less true. > > > > Also we won't add it anyway, so... 🤷♀️ > > Apperently, a sensible discussion, based on logical arguments, instead of > dogma, is impossible. > To quote our FAQ at https://www.freepascal.org/faq.html with the entry "There is a new language extension that would be really useful. Will you include it?" at point 2: "The extension must have real value. Anything that is only a shorter notation does not apply, unless it is out of compatibility with an existing Pascal/Delphi codebase. Practically it means it must make something possible that cannot be done otherwise or be a compatibility item" Your suggestion fails that as it is merely syntactic sugar for something you can accomplish using existing mechanisms even if it might be more involved. Regards, Sven >
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