[fpc-devel] Interface delegation fix: backport to FPC 2.4.2 ...?

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

Marco van de Voort het geskryf:
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>>   http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=12778
> 
> Did you verify that it works when you insert this fix into 2.4.1? Does it
> work with 2.5.1 currently?


I haven't tried to port that fix to 2.4.1 myself. It does work in current
2.5.1 though - just tried. I am quickly putting together a very basic
prototype implementation of what I eventually want to add to fpGUI. This
will allow me to double check the delegation fix with more certainty (oh
how we long for unit tests covering all these features).


> I don't think making the current classes a patch work of styles is a good
> way to go. Today it is observers, tomorrow it is iterators etc.

Observer has been around for ages, it's not a "today's flavour" feature.
It's minimal addition with huge benefits. This was discussed off the
mailing list by Michael, Joost and myself. Consensus was positive, but I
just want to confirm the final answer. Also, it will not break anything,
because observer functionality did not exist before in the base classes.

As for the iterators idea I mentioned months ago. I decided to keep it as a
separate unit and used by my projects as needed. This way I don't need to
fight FPC policies/ideals if I want to make changes. [it's not always
beneficial to contribute code]

The Observer pattern is a lot simpler and would not change in the future.

Regards,
  - Graeme -

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