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

[Hairy Pixels]

 SomeClassInstanceThatImplementsFoo is a variable? variables should never
be never allowed within <>, which only allow types and constants.

On Feb 3, 2026 at 9:16:28 PM, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-devel <
fpc-devel at lists.freepascal.org> wrote:

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> On Tue, 3 Feb 2026, Martin Frb via fpc-devel wrote:
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> ok, so if I have
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>    procedure bar(f: IntfFoo);
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> I can do
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>    bar(SomeClassInstanceThatImplementsFoo);
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> makes sense, the interface can be gotten at the time of calling.
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> Now if I have
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>   generic MyGen<    P: IntfFoo >
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> then I can also do
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>   specialize MyGen<SomeClassInstanceThatImplementsFoo>
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> is that indented?
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> I don't think so. Sounds like a bug ?
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> Michael.
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