[fpc-devel] Packages, Generics

[Willibald Krenn]

[lots of useful information snipped]
> - The ability to import/export functions, procedures AND variables from 
> binaries (although export from shared library only should be 
> sufficient). This works on Windows, but on Linux I had problems.

Packages also export/import RTTI, ClassVars, types, all the 
initialization/finalization code for each unit 
(@Packageunit1 at initialization$qqrv ..), compiler magic functions, and 
some other stuff like
@Package1 at initialization$qqrv
@Package1@@PackageUnload$qqrv
@Package1@@PackageLoad$qqrv
@Package1@@GetPackageInfoTable$qqrv
Finalize
Initialize
@GetPackageInfoTable

[...]
> What would you do different/better then the Delphi developers when 
> implementing such a package system in a crossplatform way?

Packages worked quite well under Delphi and Kylix. :)

Willi