<div dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Adriaan van Os via fpc-pascal <<a href="mailto:fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org">fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org</a>> schrieb am Mo., 16. Okt. 2023, 15:14:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
> That's absurd, there are many features in modes objfpc and macpas<br>
> that don't compile with Delphi.<br>
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> That doesn't make it any less true. <br>
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> Also we won't add it anyway, so... 🤷♀️<br>
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Apperently, a sensible discussion, based on logical arguments, instead of dogma, is impossible.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">To quote our FAQ at <a href="https://www.freepascal.org/faq.html">https://www.freepascal.org/faq.html</a> with the entry "There is a new language extension that would be really useful. Will you include it?" at point 2:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">"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"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards, </div><div dir="auto">Sven </div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"></blockquote></div></div></div>