[fpc-pascal] declaration of functions

[Sven Barth]

Am 14.10.2010 14:50, schrieb Uffe Kousgaard:
> While trying to make delphi code compatible with FPC, I have hit this
> issue:
>
> Delphi allows:
>
> interface
> function somefunction(a: integer): integer;
>
> implementation
> function somefunction;
> begin
> result:= a*2;
> end;
>
> FPC requires the full declaration to be repeated. Can this be avoided
> somehow? I have many functions/procedures without full declaration in
> the implementation part.

Add

{$mode delphi}

at the top of your unit, then this "Delhpi compatible" syntax will be 
enabled. The two default FPC modes (fpc and objfpc) are more strict than 
the Delphi one.

Regards,
Sven