[fpc-pascal] Surprise. Comparison of method is only done on the routine address

[Dennis Poon]

Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 12 Jul 2016, Dennis wrote:
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>> I always thought comparison of methods is done on both the data and 
>> the code part.
>>       TMethod = record
>>         Code : CodePointer;
>>         Data : Pointer;
>>       end;
>> But the following proves it is NOT.
>> What is the rationale behind such behavior?
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> AFAIK: Delphi compatibility.
>
May I know what do they claim to be the rationale behind this decision?

Dennis