[fpc-pascal] dis - Advantages of Pascal

[Neil Graham]

Daniël Mantione wrote:
> We've got a inline procdir? Or are you referring to macros?
>   
inline has the potential to do the trick but it's harder than something 
from a #include based
system because with an include system the compiler actually gets to see 
the original code
and can do a lot more.

I do admit it appears I'm a bit behind the times since things have 
gotten better since last
I looked.  The docs now say "As of version 2.0.2, inline works accross 
units." and
barring the typo that's a great improvement.  Does it actually store 
object or source code for
use across units?  Transferring the source across allows optimizations 
with the surrounding
code that may not otherwise be possible.

> There exists a Vector Pascal compiler. They basically extend the language 
> with features to do vector operations, allowing them to do ground-breaking 
> performance. The Vector Pascal extenstions are under our consideration, 
> however, we need the infrastructure in the compiler first. Until then, 
> take a look at Vector Pascal itself.
>   
I was unaware of Vector pascal.  Googling it is getting me broken links, 
not a good sign.

Any idea if it's possible to share units between fpc and vector pascal?