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

[Sergei Gorelkin]

Matt Emson wrote:
> 
> I don't think so. I'd hate to see any specific pattern being implemented 
> at a base level. Why? Exactly what Marco said. Patterns are faddy - you 
> are not going to please everyone. I'd rather see a mechanism for 
> injecting first class extensions to existing classes. That way, it 
> really doesn't matter what pattern is implemented where. That would be 
> far more worthwhile IMO.
> 
I couldn't have said it better than that.
I'd also vote for a mechanism allowing to attach an arbitrary property to a class instance,
something like what e.g. GObject does. It is of course much harder to design and implement than a 
couple-line patch...

Regards,
Sergei