[fpc-devel] Semicolon before else

[Doug Chamberlin]

On 1/29/2010 4:22 AM, Juha Manninen wrote:
> Anyway, this is a rather small thing. Most challenges in programming are
> somewhere else than in the use of a semicolon.

This is so, so wrong. It is not a small thing at all. You have redefined 
the language is a subtle but significant way.

I fear if the patch is accepted into the mainstream FPC compiler people 
will forget about it and code using the new syntax will its way into the 
general libraries. I vote to keep the patch OUT of the mainstream FPC 
compiler, even as an option. Let the people who want it patch their 
personal copies.

Just to show you I'm really considering this stuff: I like the 
enhancement to have the compiler count enumerated values and not force 
to developer to do it. But I don't like the semicolon change.

-- 
Doug C.
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