[fpc-devel] Delphi-like Packages, Plan

[Sven Barth]

Am 04.10.2010 12:35, schrieb Matt Emson:
> On 04/10/2010 10:56, Sven Barth wrote:
>> So I personally would prefer *.ppl (for Pascal Package Library) on
>> every platform supporting packages.
>
> Scenario - I'm using <someother> Pascal compiler
> (GNU/Delphi/Virtual/etc) so I can use the PPL's from Free Pascal with
> them? After all, they *are* "Pascal Package Library" files?!
>
> No matter how infrequently, this *will* happen at some point. I'd say,
> pick another more descriptive extension now, save "your - [collective] -
> selves" reiterating the same disclaimer every time someone asks this
> question. The assumption that "Free Pascal" is the only "Pascal" that
> will ever exist in a usable form going forward is probably subjective,
> but it's not a reliable constant.

Then let's pick *.fppl (Free Pascal Package Library). I don't mind what 
extension we use as long as it is not *.bpl ^^

Regards,
Sven