[fpc-devel] [Suggestion] Enumeration range-check intrinsic

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 2 Jul 2019, J. Gareth Moreton wrote:

> I don't recall a conversation where such an intrinsic is seen as 
> desirable, but if such a construct is desirable, then that's a good 
> thing since it will help patch up this problem.
>
> As for the Delphi problem, it's second-hand information I heard from a 
> friend who uses Delphi at work and something about not handling 
> out-of-range enumerations was a deal-breaker from not using FPC.  I may 
> have some details wrong though.  But all that side, would development of 
> an intrinsic be an acceptable solution, and what name are we going for? 
> (One has to be careful we don't break existing code if possible)


See this thread:

https://www.mail-archive.com/fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org/msg35100.html

Michael.