[fpc-devel] *** GMX Spamverdacht *** An extension of fpc language: the BASED construct

[Giuliano Colla]

Il 26/12/2017 18:43, Karoly Balogh (Charlie/SGR) ha scritto:
> As far as I understand (I did not try) this was once supported, but
> explicitly removed by FPC 2.4.0 from Absolute keyword dereferencing is no
> longer allowed:
>
> http://wiki.freepascal.org/User_Changes_2.4.0#Absolute_variable_declarations
>
> As the reasoning there shows, it's a very slippery slope this, which could
> open a can of worms, so careful people.:)

What was allowed before 2.4.0 was *implicit* keyword dereferencing, 
while explicit dereferencing has never been allowed. This was rather 
inconsistent, and rightfully suppressed.

Giuliano