[fpc-devel] Re: dominant short strings in compiler source

[L505]

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> > have tight custom units with no end user units like sysutils. One way to accomplish
this,
> > like I've already mentioned, is to use shortstring/longstring/array of string/ based
Dos
> > unit, using shortstrings where necessary, arrays of strings where necessary, and
arrays of
> > chars or longstrings where necessary. An array of char is just a dumb longstring,
that's
> > all. Upgraded Dos unit could contain some functions pulled in from sysutils, but not
> > actual sysutils in the uses clause - just some optimized systutils pulled in and put
into
> > the upgraded dos unit. Still keeping the old Dos unit for compatibility for users,
name
> > the new upgraded dos unit anything - newdos.pp, whatever.
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>  .
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> It would be much more than just unit Dos - you'd
> need changes in at least System (string
> manipulation routines), strings (StrPCopy) and
> many parts of the compiler itself.
>
> Regarding unit Dos - providing PChar versions of
> some routines might be of general use, probably
> more useful than longstrings.

Admitting that C-language style programming (*char) is more practical and real world than
Pascal programming?