[fpc-pascal] Writeable typed constants - what's the point?

[David W Noon]

On Sat, 2009-06-20 at 18:31 +0200, Jürgen Hestermann wrote:

>  > Richard Ward schrieb:
> > In my opinion also, the 
> > semantics should be changed to reflect the actual nature of the 
> > construct and behavior.   
> 
> Agree.

I think Richard Ward actually meant the syntax, not the semantics.

The semantics of static duration are fixed and need to be so. The
current syntax of the "inconstant constant" is nonsensical, really. It
smacks of an almighty kludge.

-- 
Regards,

Dave  [RLU #314465]
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