[fpc-pascal] Pascal dialect -- was: Re: fpc-pascal Digest, Vol 72, Issue 12

[Florian Klaempfl]

> 
> The other problem with Delphi Compatibility is that not even the FPC
> team knows which version of Delphi we are supposed to be Delphi
> compatible with. 

Of course we know: given infinite time, we would support all. Given the 
limited time we have, we support the stuff we think being important. If 
you think something else is important: submit a patch like Paul did with 
the foreach stuff or Alexander Klenin's student with the case <string> 
of stuff. Of course, a patch breaking existing stuff will be accepted 
less likely.

> Oh, and we even have a bit of Kylix in the mix.  Compatibility with
> Delphi is drastically declining, but still no improved design or other
> goods ideas are allowed (most of the time). 

Most current Delphi code still compiles. Very little code uses the new 
features.