[fpc-pascal] New feature: IfThen() intrinsic

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Serguei TARASSOV wrote:

> On 02/02/2016 13:41, fpc-pascal-request at lists.freepascal.org wrote:
>> Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:22:01 +0100
>> From: Jonas Maebe<jonas.maebe at elis.ugent.be>
>> 
>> Michael Van Canneyt wrote on Tue, 02 Feb 2016:
>> 
>> [evaluating all arguments to a function/intrinsic]
>>> >I'm just trying to to put any foaming-at-the-mouth argumentation
>>> >using this particular argument in perspective.
>> I think this is rather disingenuous after your own
>> foaming-at-the-mouth hyperbole (?) of reverting all changes and
>> temporarily shutting down the svn server if someone else did something
>> that you considered to be fundamentally wrong.
>> 
>>> >For a correct understanding: The compiler must behave predictable at all
>>> >times, no arguing there. But I don't think that iif() having different
>>> >semantics than all other functions, is a problem.
>> Including all other functions called iif().
>> 
>>> >It just needs to be
>>> >documented properly. It is a non-issue for me.
>> It is a deal breaker for me.
> Completely agreed with Jonas.
> I'm afraid to stay with FPC 2.6 for the near future and support Delphi 
> compatibility.
> Seems, the guys from GNU C are more responsible because of many 
> mission-critical code compiled with.

The least we can say is that the subject is controversial.

The prudent course is then to remove it from the compiler (or put it in a
branch) till emotions have calmed down and a satisfying solution was found.

Michael.