[fpc-devel] generic and type compatibility / interface vs class ...

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 3 Feb 2026, Martin Frb via fpc-devel wrote:

> ok, so if I have
>    procedure bar(f: IntfFoo);
>
> I can do
>    bar(SomeClassInstanceThatImplementsFoo);
>
> makes sense, the interface can be gotten at the time of calling.
>
> Now if I have
>
>   generic MyGen<    P: IntfFoo >
>
> then I can also do
>   specialize MyGen<SomeClassInstanceThatImplementsFoo>
>
> is that indented?

I don't think so. Sounds like a bug ?

Michael.