[fpc-pascal] The reason why linus torvalds hate-pascal

[Andreas Berger]

mm wrote:
> Zaher Dirkey a écrit :
>> I hate exit when i try to improve a procedure
>>
>>  some code
>> if (b) then
>> exit;
>>  some code
>>
>> for long procedures i cant notice exit here and add some resource or 
>> memory uses
>>
>> AnObject := TAnObject.Create;
>> try
>>
>>  some code
>>
>>  if (b) then
>>    exit;
>>
>>  some code
>>
>> finally
>>   AnObject.Free;
>> end;
>>
>> Now Exit leave the procedure without freeing "AnObject".
>> We need a new Exit keyword to jump to Finally section (I do not think
>> Abort is useful here).
>
> But AnObject is freed. If ever Exit had the behaviour you describe, we
> would have a big problem.
>
True, the object is freed and the procedure exited. Now it would be nice 
to jump to the finally clause and continue in the procedure. Sigh, 
wishfull thinking.

Andreas