[fpc-pascal] Re: Feature proposal: function-based assignment operatorst

[Florian Klämpfl]

Am 29.03.2013 10:35, schrieb Sven Barth:
> On 29.03.2013 02:21, leledumbo wrote:
>>> Good point. So to be consistent, don't turn it on :-)
>>
>> NEVER turn it on for me :-)
> 
> If you use a compiler without a preset fpc.cfg than it's disabled by
> default. It needs to be switched on using "-Sc" or "{$COPERATORS ON}".
> 
>> If only I'm the core dev, I would mark the C operator feature as
>> deprecated
>> and remove it in the next major version.
> 
> [Note: No personal attack intended with the next sentence] In that case
> I think we are lucky that you aren't a core dev :P
> We value backwards compatiblity very high and this is part of it, no
> matter whether these c-like operators are considered good or bad...

The C-style operators have a special status anyways: they were one of
the first third party contributions to fpc somewhere in spring '96 :)