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

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016, Dennis Poon wrote:

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> Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
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>> 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?
>> 
>> AFAIK: Delphi compatibility.
>> 
> May I know what do they claim to be the rationale behind this decision?

I have no idea, I am curious myself.

Michael.