[fpc-pascal] Managed record questions

[Maciej Izak]

2018-03-08 7:48 GMT+01:00 Sven Barth via fpc-pascal <
fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org>:

> You could use an include file containing both the declaration and
> implementation controlled by compiler defines together with a macro for the
> type name.
>

Very improper and totally bad approach. This is for sure not the right
direction for further usage of management operators.


> No, this doesn't beg the question, because Object Pascal classes are
> designed in the principle to reduce on the heap. Changing this would not
> only mean quite some changes in the compiler/RTL with no real gain, but it
> would also change a core aspect of the Object Pascal language.
>

classes with auto free has a lot of sense (without modifying classes design
related to usage of heap), anyway old modes should stay untouched, and the
new feature should have no negative influence on performance for RTL and
Object Pascal. Because of legacy of all FPC modes the topic is a little
complicated but IMO is possible to achieve (for such feature new mode
should be introduced [and maybe modeswitch]).

-- 
Best regards,
Maciej Izak
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