[fpc-devel] Could FPC add the PLM "based" construct?

[Micha Nelissen]

Giuliano Colla wrote:
> With "absolute" you need a) to declare an extra type (PByte, or 

"Declaring an extra type" is one of those things that make Pascal what 
it is; declaring before use.

> whatever), b) to explicitly access the variable through the pointer 
> (PBfoo^ as opposed to foo). But if the variable is an array or a string, 

So we're talking about saving typing of a '^' ? Explicitly typing a '^' 
when you're derefencing a pointer makes the code more readable, not less.

Micha