[fpc-pascal] specify variable name with string variable

[Darius Blaszyk]

> This might sound silly,  but is it possible to somehow specify a variable
> with a string containing the name of the variable?


Yes it certainly is. I wrote a unit that can handle arbitrary variable
types for my project pmake. Pmake it a build tool for pascal.

https://github.com/daar/pmake/blob/master/pmake/pmake_variables.pas

To set a variable, simply use: set_(“myvar”, 3.141). To read it, use:
writeln(val_(“myvar”)).

Rgds, Darius
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