[fpc-devel] "Blank slate" next version of FPC

[Nikolai Zhubr]

Hi,

20.02.2019 17:56, Martin Frb:
> 1) "for" (and other) loops with a long body also exist.
> So the problem is still there, if I encounter "i" in the middle of a

This is correct. Inline declaration will not be able to solve all 
problems in the galaxy, it could just help to relieve some of them.

> 1000 line for-loop, I still do not see its declaration. So far, no loss,
> but no gain either.
>
> 2) Nested loops exist. If in the middle of such a 1000 line for-loop, I
> want to declare another loop, then I need to find a free identifier for
> that variable.  Today, I can do that by looking at the declaration on top of the
> procedure (and afaik depending on context, the class fields).
> With inline declaration, I have to find each of the 10 surrounding
> for-loops, scattered over a 1000 lines (And that is ignoring any
> variables declared inline, but not as part of a for-loop). I would say
> that is definitely worse.

You've probably missed that inline declartaion syntax is optional, not 
mandatory, and is intended to only be used where appropriate.

> But just my 2 cents.
>
> Now do not tell me that those loops should be refactored, because they
> are based on your statement that this is not always sensible.
>
> 3) As for duck typing:
> for var i:= Func1 to Func2 do;

I think it is totally different from "normal" inline declarations and I 
don't like it actually.


Thank you,

Regards,
Nikolai

> What if that is "QWord to int64(or at some future points changes to that)?
> What will "i" then be? And why?
> Or should that be a compile error? (Probably the best)
>
>
>
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